Working from home has a lot of positives and negatives. There’s no commuting needed, you can wear whatever you like, and there’s no set strict working routine.
However, this lack of structure and routine can mean you’ll find it harder to stay motivated. It’s important, when working from home, to ensure you’re still getting outside the house, even if it’s just one walk a day, to keep you feeling fresh, and it’s a great way to boost motivation too.
Eat A Good Breakfast
Another good way to stay motivated is by eating breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, according to many health experts. It helps you start your day off right and can help you focus and stay energized throughout the morning.
If you don’t feel like eating breakfast, consider having a healthy snack instead (such as fruit or nuts). This may be enough to keep up your energy levels until lunchtime. Finally, if you do eat breakfast and then have an afternoon snack—and still feel hungry later on—make sure it isn’t too large! The more we eat during one sitting, the more likely we are to overeat later in the day when our appetite returns.
Take Regular Breaks During Your Working Day
When working from home, it’s crucial to take regular breaks to avoid burnout. If you don’t break up your day with a little bit of rest, you could end up feeling overwhelmed and exhausted.
Try taking short breaks every 90 minutes or so—this will help keep your energy levels high while also giving you an opportunity to get up and move around. When taking these breaks, try not to check social media or do anything else that will distract you too much (you’ll want to be able to focus when getting back into work mode). I
f possible, try doing something active during these breaks: go for a walk outside or even just go upstairs and wash dishes for 5 minutes! This will help keep boredom at bay as well as refresh both mind and body so that when it’s time again for work mode, all systems are go!
DIY Home Office
Working from home can often be a lonely and isolating experience, and whilst there are many benefits to being able to work from home, a home office can really help with motivation and productivity levels. Working from home is now becoming the norm, since the global crisis began, so we should make the best working environment we can within our home.
Your home office can be used as a space for creativity, productivity, and mental wellbeing, which will help with motivation when working from home. It can also be a place where you can feel in control and inspired. It becomes a centralised spot in your house where you can go and work when you need to get work done, and it’ll give you a positive working mindset whenever you’re within your home office.
Use Your Most Productive Part Of Your Day For The Most Challenging Tasks
If you are working from home, it can be difficult to stay motivated. You might feel like you have no structure or routine, so it is important to use your most productive time for the most challenging tasks. For example, if you are a morning person and tend to be at your best in the morning, then I recommend using that time for things like taxes or writing articles that require more effort than normal.
However, if you are more of an afternoon person who does not get as much done in the morning as others do or has trouble waking up early enough to get through difficult tasks during breakfast hours (which is totally okay!), then it would be better for them to leave those things until later on in the day when they’ve had more rest and mental clarity because their brains aren’t functioning at full capacity yet anyway!
Establish Your Daily Routine
Working from home is great, as you can be flexible with your working hours, and that can be a downfall for motivation. By ensuring you’re sticking to a set routine, even when working from home, it’ll ensure you’re as productive as possible.
You should take time to think about what type of tasks you would like to accomplish each day, and then plan your day around them accordingly. It is important to set yourself deadlines, and try to follow through with them in order to stay motivated.
Everyone works better with a specific daily routine, so it’s worth establishing yours whilst working from home. For example, if you are more productive working in the morning, make sure you do all the tasks that require mental focus before lunchtime. This way, you will have less work on your plate for later on in the day, and it’ll help you to be more productive overall.
Use The Pomodoro Method When Working From Home
The Pomodoro method is a time management system that breaks your work into 25-minute intervals, followed by five minutes of rest. After each 25-minute period of work, you get a break. You can use this process as many times as you want in one day—it’s up to you! The idea is that it helps with focus and attention span.
In addition to being a helpful tool for getting things done, the Pomodoro method also helps keep yourself motivated because it provides structure (rather than leaving everything up to chance). Your motivation will be more consistent if you know exactly what needs to happen next and how much time each step takes.
If something goes wrong or if someone interrupts your process, it’s easy enough just restarting from where things were left off when using the Pomodoro method because there are only so many steps in between tasks, rather than having multiple choices along the way (like when working remotely).
If things aren’t going well and/or distractions take over your day with no end in sight, try switching things up by taking short breaks every hour instead of waiting until every four hours has passed before doing so—your brain could use some rest too! And don’t forget about rewarding yourself at least once every two weeks–you’ve earned it!
Keep Yourself Hydrated During The Day
Drinking water is a simple way to help you stay hydrated. But when you’re working from home, it can be easy to forget about drinking enough water throughout the day. To make sure you don’t get dehydrated. Try setting an alarm on your phone or placing a note somewhere prominent around your house reminding yourself to drink some water every hour.
If that seems too hard, try just drinking a glass of water every time you sit back down at your desk after getting up during a break. Drinking more water will also help keep hunger pangs away and prevent overeating later in the day!
Get dressed every morning as if you are going to work
Making the time to get dressed every morning is one of the best ways to stay motivated when working from home. If you’re going to work and taking a shower, it’s important to make sure your appearance is professional. Wearing jeans and a t-shirt doesn’t give the same impact as getting dressed professionally does.
Additionally, getting dressed for work will help you feel like you are going somewhere and that there is a purpose behind what you’re doing. You’ll start feeling productive, confident and energetic because everyone knows how much more productive they are when they feel good about themselves!
Final Thoughts
Working from home can have many benefits for an individual. For one, it can give you more freedom by allowing you to work when or where you please. It could also provide a possibility for flexibility in hours. However, there are also disadvantages to working from home, but hopefully these tips will help you to stay motivated when working from home.