When you work from home, whether as a freelancer, entrepreneur, or a full-time telecommuter, your home office is going to be your lifeline in all sorts of different ways.
Many people, when they are about to make the transition to working from home, like to imagine themselves lounging on the sofa while wrapping up projects, or even curling up in bed with their laptop. For any veteran remote worker, though, these scenarios are both bound to look a lot like nightmares.
Your home office matters. Fortunately, though, it’s not necessary for you to contact local architecture firms in order to create a masterpiece workspace (although you can certainly do that if you want).
Here are a few straightforward ways to improve your home office experience.
Consider features like adjustable standing desks and air purifiers, to boost your energy levels
One of the great perks of working from home is that you have complete control over your environment and the way it’s structured. In other words, you can arrange the furniture and set up features that would have been difficult if not unthinkable in your previous office job.
An excellent way of taking advantage of this fact is by setting up features like adjustable standing desks (there are different types available at a variety of price ranges), and air purifiers, to boost your overall energy levels during the working day.
If you’re so inclined and have the resources, you could even set up a treadmill standing desk.
When working alone from home it can often be a bit too easy to become lethargic. Anything you do to make your day more energetic is likely to be a plus.
Decorate the space in a way that helps to constantly reinforce your confidence and keep you on track
When working from your own home office, there’s no excuse for not decorating things in a way that gives you a psychological edge.
Confidence is essential for entrepreneurs, and for just about anyone who wants to thrive in a professional context. If you’re working remotely, regular doses of inspiration can help to keep your confidence levels up, and to keep you on track.
You could print out some of your most flattering reviews or customer testimonials, and put them on the wall. Or, you could go for motivational posters, or at the very least a colour template that makes you feel pretty good.
Keep your home office space as tidy and clutter-free as possible
It’s difficult to feel good, or to be properly productive, in a totally messy home office environment. Something about a cluttered and chaotic space just leads to a cluttered and chaotic mindset, and that, in turn, doesn’t go hand-in-hand with organisation and success.
So, keep your home office space as tidy and clutter-free as possible. Give it the full Marie Kondo treatment, if you like, but ensure that everything relevant to your job, in particular, is carefully filed, stored, and arranged, both so that you can access it easily and also so that you have an ever-present reminder that you are in a professional environment.
This one tip, alone, can often have quite a remarkable impact.
