24 March 2020
The current COVID-19 crisis enveloping the world has forced everyone to change their normal routines and habits. A few weeks ago, millions of employees enjoyed working alongside their colleagues in the comfort of a shared office space, offering them a place to socialise whilst working. Now, given the current pandemic, huge swathes of the population will be working from home, logging on via their laptops and phones.
Top five tips to make working from home work for you:
- Stay in touch – It’s easy to feel alone and isolated away from the buzz of a workplace. This goes double if you’re having to self-isolate. So, make sure you stay in touch with colleagues and friends.
- Set up a workspace – If you can, set up a workstation with all your essentials, like it’s an office. That way you can trick your brain into thinking you’re at work.
- Get focussed – In a house full of distractions, with the TV just a room away, it can be hard to get your head down. Finding ways to stay focussed is vital in the home office.
- Stay active – With no commute or walk to work and an uncomfortable day working from the sofa or dining room table make sure you stay active. It’s especially vital if we need to spend more and more time inside over the next few months.
- Eat & drink well – Working next to a fully stocked fridge can lean to a snack-based diet that just wouldn’t be possible in the office. On the other hand, with no lunch break, it can be easy to work straight through lunch without realising.
