You are your own lottery ticket? Interruptions literally kill your productivity. There are studies that show that each interruption can cost you from 8 to 23 minutes of your productive time. Many productivity experts say that you should have a separate place or an exclusive room to work to eliminate distractions. The truth is that it depends.
It is not the same if you live alone or if you live with your family and have small children, pets, etc. In this case, surely it is advisable to use a room as an office and try to isolate yourself as much as possible when you are working. Then there are other types of distractions such as Facebook Twitter, WhatsApp, mobile text messages and even calls that are not related to work.
Some of these things may be necessary to carry out your work and others may not. It is you who has to decide. For example, email is a very useful tool, but it stops being if you have activated the notifications and every two or three messages or notification windows are appearing. When you are working you should deactivate all this type of notifications if you want to be able to concentrate and stay focused.
Work When You Are More Productive
Whatever you’re the most productive moment, the good thing about working from home is that you can do it when it seems to you. There are no schedules. You may end up making a somewhat strange work schedule, but unlike in a traditional job where you have to meet a schedule, at home, you can organize as you see fit.
Get Yourself with First-Class Tools
If you work mainly with your computer, it is really important to have first-class tools that make your life easier. Really, if you think about it, even if you buy the most expensive Mac computer on the market, having a business that you can take from your home and with a computer is the business with the lowest expenses that exists. If you need a bigger screen (or even two), buy them and if you can, buy the best one.
If you are starting and still do not have a lot of money to invest in a powerful team, maybe what you can do is expand the one you already have. Buying more ram memory or changing the hard drive for an SSD can literally revive your old computer. Even buying a new keyboard and mouse, can make you feel much better without having to invest a lot of extra money. At the end of what it is about is that your tools allow you to do the job better and more effectively.
When you work from home you do not have colleagues who teach you a trick or those who look to improve. No matter what work you do, you need to be constantly learning and training if you want to be up to date. Fortunately or unfortunately, this study does not end once you get your university degree. Today more than ever the competition is voracious and only the best are those who achieve success.