5 habits highly productive people working from home adopt

Hi there,

As many of us continue to work from home, I wanted to share with you some of the things I do to maintain my productivity at home. Some are habits you may not even realize, but are important or can make a difference in keeping your productivity high. 1. Set the stage If you must utilize more than one workspace in your home, establish the same environment, such as a pad of paper, photo, or inspirational quote, in each location every day. Repeating the set up tells your brain that work is "on," and the visual cue of returning to the same orchestrated workspace over and over will give you a sense of power. I have a little office set up at home where I go to do my work, so I won't spill over to the living or dining or other areas of my home. I've found that this helps me separate my work and personal time now that I'm working from home. 2. Get rid of low value activities These are tasks that fills our day like emails, meetings, paperwork, protocols that can drain the critical capacity of work-from-home teams. These low-value activities can become a barrier to getting to the important and meaningful aspects of your work, and reducing the burden requires a shift in mindset and language. For example, I usually set myself a fixed amount of time each day to check my emails. I also set certain days for meetings. 3. Add whitespace When you feel like you’re drowning in calls, when you tingle from adrenaline, or when your body is craving sugar or email or caffeine or any of the compensatory techniques for rest, take a break. Being productive is not all about doing as much as you can in a day. It's also about conserving energy so you can do things well. 4. Keep emails to intervals I mentioned this in point 2 about getting rid of low value activities and I'm repeating it here again because this is one of the most common habit that drains people without them even knowing! Whenever we see or hear an email notification, it's almost instinctual for us to respond to it. And we end up losing focus on what we were just working on. And it takes time to get back into the zone after you've checked that email that was probably an advert. So set a fixed time to check your emails everyday and stick to it! 5. Create a clocking out ritualProductivity can hinge on compartmentalization, which is a vital habit of work-from-home professionals. Anytime you can put something in a box, literally or figuratively, it helps you focus. Use this concept to end your day visually by opening a literal compartment, such as a drawer or a cabinet, or just leaving the room that you've been working in and closing the door. It’s not easy to clock out in a virtual world where we can be—and sometimes feel we should be—constantly available. By having a physical clock out ritual, it helps your mind get used to differentiating between work and personal time at home. How have you been coping with working from home? Are there more distractions or interruptions that you have to overcome? If you're struggling to overcome your distractions, then check out our newly launched Fast Track Class where you'll learn a simple 3-step method you can apply every time you feel distracted to clear your mind, refocus, and sharpen your attention! Join the FREE Fast Track Class here

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