11/17/2022
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค
๐๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐
๐ผ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ก 05, 2021
For most of us, remote work has lasted over a year now. Many of us are facing a future where remote work is here for a long while. According to Gartner, โa hybrid flexible workforce will be the future of the work, with both remote and on-site options as part of the same solution to optimize employersโ workforce needs.โ
Here, we share our tried-and-true advice for another year โor moreโ of working from home.
๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐.
Donโt lock yourself to your desk from 9-5. Remote work should be flexible. If youโre more creative and have a better focus in the early morning or late at night, work those hours into your schedule.
๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ.
Often, we are most jazzed when weโre in a state of flow. However, if youโre constantly in a state of flow, youโll begin to burn out your energy supply. Notice when youโre overworked, and take a half-hour to think about anything else but work. Go for a walk, take a nap, or do something non-work related.
๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ.
One of the benefits of remote work: no headphones. If your space and โco-workersโ allow it, make a playlist for each of your work tasks. Blasting โSongs for Cold Emailingโ while mail-merging makes the task much more fun.
๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ.
When remote work from home began, most of us were trying to keep our heads above water. We back-bordered new skill development to keep the ship afloat. Now that weโre in this for the long haul, donโt sacrifice your professional growth. Take a course, join a networking group, and focus on learning something new.
๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ.
Simulating the water-cooler conversation over Zoom is tough. Yet, we are all missing the work friendships that bloom outside of our direct responsibilities. It takes a little effort, but reach out to someone at your organization who you donโt regularly talk to. It is a boon to personal motivation to hear about the successes of another team or share tips on overcoming challenges.
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐.
We donโt all have the luxury of a built-in home office. Yet, we all need a space to focus and think only about our tasks at hand. Do all you can to build your remote workspace as your custom productivity den. You shouldnโt be looking at your unfolded laundry while you try to run a business operation.
๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ, & ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ.
Dedicated focus time should have a start time and an end time. And, you shouldnโt be glancing at the clock every five minutes to see if your focus time is up. For example, you can use Google Calendar notifications to fire whenever your next block is two or five minutes away. This way, youโll know when to wrap up and get ready for the next thing.
๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ .
Another hard one for marketers. Why is it so hard to close a tab that I *might* need later? I tend to remind myself that only one thing can be done at a time. Closing out of all non-current tabs, tasks and apps makes this a little easier.
You can also try the Pomodoro Technique to stay focused and complete specific tasks. Pick a task and work on it for 25 minutes, take a five-minute break, and then return to the next 25-minute working session. If you finish your task in the middle of a session, use the remaining time to review or learn something new. After four working sessions, take a longer 15-30 minute break before moving on to the next task.
๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฒ.
Spending 20 minute scrolling Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter used to be the ultimate way to slack off. Now, it may be the only social โinteractionโ you even have in a day. Donโt beat yourself up for taking a social media break. Just make sure youโre using it as an actual break, and not a distraction. Set a time limit on your phone, so you donโt lose track of time.
๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ-๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ.
We are so reliant on our to-do lists. These never-ending litanies are the anti-project management system. As you start your day, pick the top three or five tasks you absolutely have to complete that day. Move the rest to the โfutureโ list. By making your to-do list shorter, youโll see how easy it is to finish.
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