Working from home can be one of the greatest aspects of the new gig economy. However, it also has a few challenges.
You are not only responsible for everything that happens at your work. You also have to work hard to avoid the distractions of your comfortable home. This means you need to find the best ways to stay productive throughout the day.
That’s why we’ll look today at some of the best tips out there to help you maintain productivity from your home-based business.
1. Get up early
It can be very tempting to stay in bed as late as you want, but you should make it a habit to get up early.
Brew some coffee, take a cold morning shower–do whatever you need to do. With a great early-morning head-start, you are setting the right tone for a productive day.
2. Convince yourself you’re going to the office
Productivity is in many ways a mind game. You need to pretend as if you are heading off to the office.
This means then that you need a set schedule for the day and a list of tasks you’d like to accomplish. Arrange your day and time accordingly and finish everything on time as you would at a regular job.
3. Find a work space
You can’t just work on your comfortable couch or near the kitchen, with the TV and refrigerator so close.
You need to have a dedicated work space to put your mind into complete working mode.
4. Get out sometimes
Sometimes, you just need a break. Taking a walk and getting fresh air can help you refresh your mind.
With even a 20-minute walk, you’ll be feeling more energetic and therefore more productive.
5. Determine your highest productivity times
Everyone has ups and downs when it comes to productivity. For some people, they are absolute early birds and early workers, but by 2pm they are zombies.
For others, they are the walking dead until about noon, and that’s just the way it is.
If you can figure out your high productivity times, you should do all your important tasks then. For those low periods, you can do more mundane tasks.
6. Take a break from emails
Email is a 21st century focus-killer. Make sure you limit how much you check and answer your emails in order not to get sidetracked.
Set a time in the day when you will definitely check and answer emails, but not before and not after that.
7. Get the music on
For some people, music can be a distraction. However, many others get distracted by the silence. It can be a good productivity hack to play non-distracting music in the background. This can be something like upbeat or mellow instrumental music, your favorite ‘working’ music, or whatever gets you feeling energized and organized.
8. Chores will help you stay on task
Use your chores, such as laundry, to set yourself a deadline for when a certain task or part of a task should be completed.
Not only that, but you’ll present some variety into your day which can help boost your energy levels.
Productivity for your home-based business
These productivity hacks represent a few of the many that can help you boost your home-based business productivity. However, it is always a good decision to take action, and so these are a good place to start.
Good luck!
