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How to create a productive workspace at home
How to balance work and personal life while working remotely
How to maintain focus and motivation while working remotely
Over-scheduling doesn’t work
it leads us to starve for more time to do everything we need to do. As a consequence, we begin to:
- Hate the things that we used to enjoy.
- Miss out on quality time with the most important people in our life.
- Reduce the number of opportunities that may come our way.
- Suffer from stress-related health issues.
- Miss out on the little things in life.
- Not be able to take a break and catch our breath.
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Scheduling fewer tasks
People who schedule fewer tasks get more done. It forces you to prioritize what’s most important.
Also, scheduling back-to-back items in your calendar doesn’t account for the unexpected. Emergencies will always pop up and if your calendar is packed too tightly, you won’t have the flexibilit...
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Add buffers
Schedule free time between tasks and meetings so that you can take a break.
It also avoids hard stops because of time restrictions. Providing yourself with a little wiggle room also prevents you from running late to meetings, like if you got stuck in traffic.
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Become more present
Mindfulness is all about focusing on what’s going on at this very second.
But, this could be anything that encourages you to think in the now, such as reading, exercising, doing a simple task like organizing your workspace, or calling a friend.
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Say “yes” to less
Instead of accepting every invite or request for help, be more selective so that you’re not spreading yourself too thin.
The easiest way to do this is by only saying “yes” to the things that excite you or that serve a purpose.
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One priority for every evening
Have an idea of what you want to do outside of work.
Ask yourself: "What would I like to accomplish today that's meaningful and enjoyable for the people I care about in this block of time and me?"
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