#7 - 30 ways to work from home more effectively - The Nigerian Witness

<p>30 ways to work from home more effectively during this COVID-19 pandemic!</p><p>1. Download a time tracking application such as RescueTime</p><p>2. Get yourself a buddy at work</p><p>3. Over-communicate with your team members</p><p>4. Take regular breaks and shift your work schedule around you</p><p>5. Don't let 9 - 5 turn to 24/7</p><p>6. Designate a specific workspace</p><p>7. Have non-work friends you talk to everyday</p><p>8. Experiment and develop your digital skills</p><p>9. Get ergonomic furniture</p><p>10. Work out esp. the muscles most affected by sitting</p><p>11. Set time for focused deep work</p><p>12. Set your to-do list daily and use timeboxing</p><p>13. Considering using a project management app such as Trello, Monday etc.</p><p>14. Develop a self care routine e.g. aromatherapy, hot baths etc.</p><p>15. Eat healthy meals</p><p>----more----</p><p>16. Create more than you consume and increase your professional value</p><p>17. Create a rewards system to motivate you</p><p>18. Take a break from the headphones</p><p>19. Determine if you work better with some background noise</p><p>20. Set expectations and boundaries with your housemates</p><p>21. Put your mobile phone out of reach</p><p>22. Invest in a paid VPN service to protect work information</p><p>23. Get out of your pyjamas and get dressed</p><p>24. Try to avoid working on weekends</p><p>25. Remember to actually do work</p><p>26. Ask for what you need and still take your annual leave, sick leave etc.</p><p>27. If you co-parent, take turns in domestic and child care</p><p>28. Have regular check-ins with your spouse/family on ways of working</p><p>29. Develop a code word to reduce nagging</p><p>30. Create a definite transition in and out of work</p><p> </p><p>#TheNigerianWitness</p><p>@WitnessNigerian</p>