There are numerous benefits of working
from home, such as no hectic commute and no transports costs, but sometimes
these benefits can be outweighed by the disadvantages.
There have been two periods in my life where I have worked
at home on a continuous basis the first period was about five years ago where
several factors vastly hinder my productivity. In second the stint of home employment which I started last year
I felt like I had really learned from my previous experience and I would just
like to share that with you.
1. Create a routine
Have a routine, try to get up and start work at the same time everyday, give yourself fixed hours of work and breaks just like what you would have in the office. A typical work routine might be:
Have a routine, try to get up and start work at the same time everyday, give yourself fixed hours of work and breaks just like what you would have in the office. A typical work routine might be:
Start work at 9:30 have a 10 minute break at 11:00, then
work from 11:10 to 12:10. Take a 1-hour lunch break. Start back to work at 1:10
till 3:00 have you second 10 minute break then warp everything up by 4:30. Use alarms to help you enforce this
strict routine. Make sure you get away from the computer and do a little
exercise/stretch during your breaks.
Having a routine will stop you do things such as having
constant coffee breaks, because once that happens it is surprising how quickly
you can get behind in your work. You may want to work shorter hours than the
example above, that’s fine at the end of the day you should tweak your routine
to suit you. The only important thing is to have a routine.

