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Creative Ways To Increase Your Productivity Working From Home

6 Tips You Can Implement Now

By Dr. Tracy DavisPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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Creative Ways To Increase Your Productivity Working From Home
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If you want to increase productivity working from home, and find more ways to earn income working from home, there are a lot of things that you need to know.

Being able to work from home can be a dream for some and a nightmare for others. While working from home can promote increased productivity, many struggle to stay focused and on task.

Use the 50–10 Rule

When you’re working from home, it’s easy to get distracted by all the things that are going on around you: The television is on in the other room, there’s a dog barking outside, or someone is knocking at the door. To help stay focused on your work, use the 50–10 rule. Set an alarm for 50 minutes. When it goes off, take a ten-minute break before starting another 50-minute stint of work. This will keep you on track without feeling like you’re being regimented by an employer who expects you to sit at your desk all day long.

The Power Hour

The idea behind The Power Hour is to set aside a specific time period each day where you do nothing but work on one project. This can be very helpful if you have multiple projects that need to be completed, or if you feel like you never seem to get anything done because there are so many distractions.

The Power Hour should be scheduled at the same time every day (e.g., 9am-10am). You can use this time however you wish; it could be for one project only or for multiple projects. Just make sure that you stick with the same time slot every day so that it becomes part of your routine! This can help productivity working from home.

Know When to Stop Working

If you’re going to work from home, it’s important to set boundaries. You might not want to get up at 6 a.m., but if that’s what your job requires, then do it! Learn how to say no when necessary and don’t feel guilty about it either! If your boss is asking for something unreasonable, then explain why it isn’t possible for you at this time and ask if there’s anything else that could be done instead.

Designate a Workspace

One of the biggest challenges of increasing productivity working from home is keeping yourself away from distractions. If there are too many distractions around, it can be very difficult to get anything done.

To help with this problem, I recommend that you designate a workspace where you will spend most of your time working. This may be an office or another room where there isn’t much going on besides work — or it could be as simple as setting up a desk in a quiet corner of your house.

Make To-Do Lists and Prioritize

To-do lists are great for keeping track of everything that needs to get done. The key is to make sure you’re prioritizing them so the most important stuff gets done first.

If you have several tasks that need to be completed by the end of the day, break them down into smaller chunks and prioritize each one based on how much time it will take or how important it is in relation to other projects. This way, when things go wrong or you get distracted by something else, you’ll know exactly where to go back to pick up where you left off.

Reward Yourself for Accomplishments

If you have a hard time staying motivated while working from home, try rewarding yourself for accomplishments instead of setting goals for how much work you want to accomplish each day or week. For example, if you finish writing an article or book chapter without procrastinating too much, reward yourself with a nice dinner out or a trip to the movies with friends. Don’t wait until the end of the month or year either — reward yourself as soon as possible after accomplishing something important!

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Dr. Tracy Davis

Entrepreneur/blogger sharing what I’m learning along the way. Productivity, goal setting, mindset, travel, and personal development. https://linktr.ee/trayceedee

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