One of the benefits of working with an international team is the flexibility to work remotely and determine a genuine work/life balance. At Centro, you can live wherever you want and curate your dream life. Our team thrives with the freedom to customize their schedules and workspace to fit their personal needs.?
Working in a comfortable, familiar environment and structuring a work day naturally, guarantees all your to-do list items get checked off. However, freedom can also be overstimulating so it’s important to complement it with an organization that works well for you.?
Let’s look at some hacks that have proven effective for working from home.?
- Organize your week at a glance: Even the simplest tools like Google Calendar will come in handy when organizing your week’s priorities. Outside of team meetings, “book time” with yourself to work on priority tasks. You can relax, knowing that everything you are responsible for will be given the attention you have set aside.
- Focus on one thing at a time: Plenty of remote workers have found methods like Pomodoro extremely effective for time management and minimizing distractions while working. Focusing on one task commitment at a time for a 25-minute segment, then taking a short 5-minute break, away from the screen, helps to reduce feelings of overwhelm when you have a full workload.
- Create a workspace that covers your needs: Location preferences vary for everyone. Some prefer a designated work area at home, with full access to all the familiar comforts nearby. Others, prefer to take their portable workstation to public spaces such as cafes, or libraries, where they can interact with others and feel motivated by the positive pressure of onlooking voyeurs. Expert hack: If you ever feel like your favorite work spot has lost its special touch, try switching up your location and see how it boosts your productivity. All you need is a good wifi connection and your to-do list!?
- Find tools that boost your productivity: Aside from choosing when to take breaks from the screen and making time to eat, employees working outside of an office have a lot of unique and pleasurable hacks for productivity. For some, music helps them get into an impenetrable and focused work. For others, things like audiobooks, podcasts, aromatherapy, or swapping out a chair for standing are all effective ways to help get things done.
- Reaching out to others on the team for connection: If your position on the team doesn’t require your participation in regular meetings, providing you with frequent ‘face-to-face’ contact with others on the team, be sure to reach out to your team for any support or concerns. Don’t be shy about initiating contact with your team if needed
Working from home means making the rules about what your work environment looks, feels and sounds like. This is a huge milestone as we continue reinventing our relationship with work, which occupies so much of our time. What are your tips for working remotely? What do you think makes for the perfect productivity blend? Share it in the comments.
