Since it’s the onset of second wave of covid-19 pandemic and most of us are again confined to our homes and working remotely, the work from home challenges have again emerged on the surface. The offices based out of IT park sector 135 Noida are closed, we have no other choice but to sit at home.
Whether it’s your spouse talking loudly over phone or your kids screaming for your attention or a Facebook notification; sometimes it can seem impossible to stay calm and keep working. Here are some tested productivity hacks to boost efficiency and stay focussed:
1.Do the Small Stuff First
The thumb rule of boosting productivity says that if a task can be completed in two minutes stat, do it first. It doesn’t really matter if it’s a small task as making a cup of coffee, replying to an email or just setting up a to-do list, doing smaller tasks will make sure that you don’t have a piled-up load of pending to-do tasks.
This makes it easier for everyone to concentrate and accomplish all the tasks on the to-do list and thus boosting productivity.
2.Keep Your Phone Out of Reach
Our smartphones are the biggest distractions as most of the time we are consumed by either calls, texting, social media, and mindless surfing. The best trick is to keep your smartphone out of the reach and sight where you can only attend it when you take the breaks.
Believe it or not, hiding away your phone is the biggest productivity hack ever and you should do it more often if you want to get most work done.
3.Plan for Tomorrow with a To-do List
One of the best advices on fuelling up the productivity is the meticulous planning to do at the current day end for the next day. Start by making a to-do list for the next day and prioritize the tasks with their urgency levels.
This is important to do because most of the time people spend a major part of their productive day in the morning thinking about what to do throughout the day. If you’ve a to-do list ready and visible at your workstation, it gets easier for everyone to accomplish the decided tasks.
4.Keep Some Ambient Noise On
If you’re someone that can function even with music playing in the background, go ahead and set up mood for some music. Make your favourite work playlist for the day and choose the songs according to your taste. Pick the ones that boost you to perform well, are not a distraction, and have soft, ambient music. Believe me, working while music playing is the most therapeutic of all.
5.Keep Moving Frequently
Like you used when working physically out of your office space for lease, keep taking small breaks and keep moving your body. To be the most productive at home, make sure you move for atleast 15 minutes for 3-4 times in a day. That helps recharge the dead brain cells, relaxes tired muscles, fuels up creativity, and improves blood circulation.
