Working from home comes with all sorts of great perks and benefits – which is why so many entrepreneurs were initially inspired to start their own businesses specifically because they wouldn’t have to commute to the office any more.
When working from home, you can wear whatever you want, take breaks more or less whenever you want, and can structure your schedule with a lot more freedom and flexibility than would typically otherwise be the case.
All the same, work from home also comes with certain challenges – including the risk of extreme procrastination on the one hand, and extreme overwork on the other hand. Many people also end up falling into unhealthy habits when working from home.
Here are just a handful of tips for enjoying a healthier, more feel-good and more comfortable experience when working from home.
Make sure that your office furniture meets the right ergonomic standards
When you’re first thinking of working from home, there’s a good chance that you will significantly underestimate the sheer value and importance of having comfortable, quality office furniture that meets the right ergonomic standards.
While working cross-legged on your bed or sofa may seem like a great idea at first, you can be sure it’ll get old really fast and that you will be full of aches,pains and frustrations before you know it.
Things like optimal desk height really have a cumulative impact on your overall sense of well-being – and even your health. If your home office environment isn’t the kind of place where you can work comfortably for a number of hours every day, that’s not good for either your productivity or your sanity.
Simplify your work space and environment, and set things up so that you feel professional when getting down to business
If your workspace, and your overall home environment, for that matter, are messy and chaotic, it can be very difficult to stay properly on top of things without feeling excessively stressed and overwhelmed.
More than that, though, if your home office environment doesn’t feel “professional,” you can expect that your sense of self belief will take a negative hit as well, and that you will be less confident, less effective, and less organised, as a result.
Simplify your work space and home environment, and make sure that things are organised so that you feel professional when getting down to business.
Stick to regular mealtimes and a consistent sleep schedule
If you work from home without supervision or oversight, you may skip lunch hour, have meals at irregular times, snack too much or too little, and fall into totally irregular sleep patterns, among other things.
Regular mealtimes and a consistent sleep schedule are, however, vitally important for not only maintaining your health and energy levels, but also giving you a sense of structure and preventing you from slipping into an overly chaotic approach to your work.
The more you can stick to regular mealtimes and a consistent sleep schedule, the better things are likely to be across a variety of different dimensions.
