Most people are excited to be working from home when they first start. However, over time, that excitement can begin to give way to other emotions. Working from home can be something that negatively impacts physical and mental well-being to such a degree that many wish they could return to the office. However, it seems likely that remote work is here to stay, so what’s the solution? It’s all about making the work from home experience more enjoyable. In this blog, we’ll run through some useful tips that’ll ensure you’ll never want to work in the office again.
Go For a Morning Walk
Most people are happy to give up the commute to the office. After all, who wants to spend 1+ hour in traffic? However, while there are plenty of downsides to the commute, there are some positive elements too. For instance, it puts a clear divide between a person’s personal and professional lives. As such, it’s a good idea to give yourself the benefits of the commute without the downsides. If you’re working from home, look at going for a gentle walk first thing in the morning. It’ll wake you up and get you ready for the workday. It’s much better than just sitting in your house all day!
Create an Office Away From Your Home
You can work at the kitchen table for a few days, sure, but it’s not a long-term solution. If you’re working from home permanently, then you’ll need a permanent office. While it’s fine to transform a spare bedroom into an office, the best solution is to create an external office in your yard. There are prefab steel buildings that can easily be used as an office, so all you’ll need to do is put it in your yard, kit it out with office supplies, and get to work. Among the many other benefits of this approach, you’ll find that it’s much easier to draw a line between your domestic and professional lives.
Stay Social
You might broadly dislike all that water cooler chat in the office, but once you work from home, you’ll begin to miss those micro-social interactions. You can keep loneliness and isolation at bay by staying social as much as you can. Could you set up a slack channel with your coworkers or friends? Video meetings can also help to make you feel connected to the outside world, especially during the dark and cold winter months.
Take Advantage
Finally, you can learn to love working from home by taking advantage of all that it offers from time to time. You’ll want to function mostly in a professional way, sure, but when the time is right, it can be super indulgent to do light work while you’re in your pajamas, tucked up in bed. If the snow is falling outside, you’ll be very happy that you have the option to stay at home rather than drive through inclement weather. That’s not an option that workers had in the past — enjoy it!