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Are you a work from home professional or considering the option of becoming one? These essential tips and tactics will help you stay focused and ace your work.
The concept of the workplace has changed over the years and many millennial employees seem to prefer flexibility over anything else. No wonder, work from home is a concept gradually gaining popularity. According to a survey by the Global Workplace Analytics, 2.8 million people are work from home professionals in America while about 3.3 million consider their homes as their primary workplaces even if their employers have corporate offices.
There is no doubt about the fact that for women and especially for new moms, working from home is convenient, flexible and beneficial in so many other aspects. However, if you are a work from home professional, you must have also realized that it is not always an easy thing to do. If you are wondering as to how you can successfully work from home with dedication and commitment, here are few tips to consider.
The crux of working from home is flexibility and the freedom to determine your work schedule as per your convenience. But it is necessary to not take this flexibility for granted and end up abusing it. Setting up a fixed schedule such as from 10 AM to 6 PM or so for an instance, helps you get into the work mode properly. Although you are not required to commute and 15 minutes late would do you no harm, this schedule will enable you to be punctual, which is a great professional ethics.
One benefit of working from home is the comfort. You might well be in your pajamas when you start working. But to be able to work in a focused and sincere manner, you need to feel and look professional as well. Without compromising on comfort, make sure that you are dressed professionally enough to feel from inside that you are at work. Whether you work from home or a corporate office, the time that you spend working should be different from the time you simply surf the internet, watch movies or play computer games, as a means of relaxation.
Space is often a problem while working from home. If you are unable to concentrate properly on your work, the reason might be your habit of shifting from one room to another. A dedicated office space that looks and feels like one is a dire necessity and its size simply doesn’t matter. This space will also save you from frequent distractions due to family members talking to each other or kids playing around and so on. The more restricted the entry to this office space, the better you will be able to concentrate.
When you work from home, your home is your office and of course, you have no admin or caretaker to arrange things for you. So, make sure that you have all the communication-related stuff ready on your work table. The internet connection or Wi-Fi must be reliable enough to let you work without interruptions. Your clients should not consider you casual in approach just because you are working from home. So, ensure that when a client calls, you are not required to rush into the other room to pick up the headphones but instead have them ready with you.
Working from home can be a bit boring at times. To overcome this boredom and emerge successful, it is essential that you put work aside and take a stroll or simply visit the nearby coffee shop to grab a coffee. Just like you have breaks in corporate offices, this occasional sneaking out while working from home lets you rejuvenate and increase your productivity. However, make sure you avoid household chores and instead, simply relax during this break.
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
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