How to efficiently WFH?

For a few people, working from home is a dream, and this is a rare opportunity for them to taste it. Few do not believe in WFH and are forced to do so considering the situation. The rest of them don't know what they are doing but stressing out from home. Isn't this a serious challenge? The question is, "How to efficiently work from home? Multiple problems need to be addressed. In this article, let us consider a few things that will help you to be more productive from work.

Keep Calm

Keeping the sanity up in this troublesome pandemic is very much important. Do not look for more information on anything which will put you down or increase your anxiety levels. Limited data from valid and verifiable sources is enough for your sanity. Do not blind forward just like you receive them. Information may be accurate or may not be. Blind forwarding of data is a crowd mentality, and it isn't going to help anyone. Stop looking at news channels every 10 minutes and be anxious. Stop reading every forwarded message from WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media. Keep your calm and be relaxed. Focus on what is essential at this moment and try to live in this moment. 

There is no one size fits all

Many information started afloat after many organizations announced WFH. Too many people have written information on do this, do that, don't do that and so on. Everyone writes from what they know and what has worked for them. It's okay to look up the information from them, but it isn't necessary to follow them as long as it works for you. What worked for them might not work for you. Try once to see if it works for you, if not learn from it. Find out what works for you and continue. 

I have seen in multiple blogs that people are saying that dress like you want to dress for work. Take a bath first, eat breakfast, do not wear pajama, do not work from the bedroom or on the bed, etc. I have seen and worked with people who feel very comfortable working on wearing comfortable wear and from the bed. They have produced better results too. So, take advice only as a piece of advice from those posts. 

It is your choice

When it comes to the way you want to do things, it is purely your choice. Someone told you, you have found out your style, you have learned from what works for you and so on. Hold yourself accountable for the choices you are making. End of the day, it is all about your performance. Whatever you want to do, do it, but keep an understanding that it is your choice. If you choose to watch more TV, spend time with your family, spend time with your pets, Netflix, Prime Video, etc. It is purely your choice. 

Let not the guilt bite you. Have specific targets for the day and achieve them. It will give you a boost in focusing on future goals and objectives. 

Ergonomics

Everyone is comfortable working from different places in their home. I have a separate room for my work-related activities. There is a single-seater couch with a tablemate to hold my laptop. I sometimes work from the couch in my living room again with the tablemate. The tablemate means my worktime. I can adjust it to a height and a distance that suits my shoulder and lower back. If I stress my shoulders, wrists, and lower back, I will be having a tough time continuing the work; however, attractive it is. It is the same for all of us. 

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