suggest some ways to reduce such issues and contribute in obtaining a conductive environment at home
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1: Background Noise or Silence?
Where do you work best? Do you often find yourself answering emails on your phone as you sip your favourite mochaccino latte at Starbucks? Or are you usually nuzzled in a corner of the library surrounded by books?
Some people prefer to work within the hustle and bustle of a busy, public space. Working alone in a quiet space may seem boring to some and often shortens the length of time that you are able to sit and work.
Monitor the level of activity around you to determine whether or not you can keep your attention directed towards your task at hand. It is important to stay focused, but also find a space that allows you to work for a long period of time.
A bustling café may be what you need to feel active while working and staying seated. Or, a library may pressure you to stay quiet and remain on task.
Going to a space where you are surrounded by people, may add that extra pressure or motivation to work. A study done by Henry Allport suggested that productivity for individuals increased when they were surrounded by other people. You, however, may not agree and find that you could get easily distracted with other people. Some people like to be alone when they are working.
Finding what level of activity works best for you will help you to stay productive. If you work better alone, but cannot find a quiet place, try using earplugs and a work in a corner where your eyes can’t wander. If you work better with noise, but find yourself in a quiet place, plugging in your headphones and listening to music may help you to create background noise as you work.
Tip 2: Ritualizing A Work Environment
Where is your ‘work only’ zone?
A ritual can be coming to the same space to work or starting every workday with your special Starbucks order.
Where do you go in order to only get work done? Do you start your ‘workdays’ off in any particular way? This is not your everyday coffee shop unless you go there only to work. It can be hard to unplug ourselves from the office, as work life is taking over and infiltrating ‘home’ and ‘recreational life’.
We often multitask to get emails and work related tasks done out of the way but, sometimes trying to multitask doesn’t end well…accidentally typing what you just heard can leave you in some sticky situations.
Having your voice commands on your phone type in your reactions to your spouse or kid can set a pretty confusing tone to your company documents and emails.
We all know the terrors of hitting ‘post’ or ‘send’ and then noticing a typo or awkward autocorrect.
It is important to set a ‘work only’ zone, distinct from any other aspect of your life. Many of us like to multitask to get work done… But Netflixing and talking to friends may cause you to slip and accidental ‘LOL’ or ‘OMG’ to an important email to your boss.
Visiting a particular space, that is allocated as work environment, will keep you focused and productive.
Many office workers may already work at the same desk every day but you can add your own type of rituals to your work environment by using the same coffee mug every morning to start your day.
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If you spend a significant amount of your life working, it is important to invest even just a few minutes into making your work environment better for yourself, your coworkers, and your employees.
This applies to people in office environments and those who work from multiple workstations at a time.
As a remote worker, your so-called ‘work environment’ may lack some consistency. Since you may be working from different places every day, this might cause you to think that improving a work environment is not possible or does not apply to