Preparing Your Home for Working Remotely
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2020 didn’t turn out like any of us expected, and it’s had a huge effect on homeowners. With many people being sent back to work from home, life can be stressful when you’re not properly prepared for it and we often take for granted just how helpful it is to have a comfortable and convenient place to work. Unfortunately, that’s not always easy to find at home. Here are some tips on preparing your home for working remotely:
Preparing Your Home for Working Remotely
Working from home is all about finding a place that’s convenient, effective, comfortable, and all-around easy to work, but that can be difficult (especially if you have a family that’s also home). If you are looking for a few ideas on how you change your home around to accommodate your daily work needs, here are some ideas:
Designated Workspace
The single most important thing you can do is find a designated workspace. Whether it’s your bedroom, a guest room, or office space – find a specific room that you can devote to remote working. The room you work in can majorly affect your motivation, energy, and involvement with your job. We recommend you find a room with windows to get some light in and ensure that the space isn’t over-crowded. Have a desk/table available with a comfortable chair so you can stay focused on your job and not your surroundings.
We also recommend against using your own bedroom if possible. It can be demotivating sometimes to wake up, get ready, work, and go to sleep in the same room day after day. It takes a toll on your energy and overall motivation. Obviously, not everyone has the luxury of using a different room, but if another option is available, we recommend you take it.
Blank Background
Don’t have your window, bed, dresser, or other video-call-eyesores behind you. Working remotely means video calls are at an all-time high, and just because you are at home doesn’t mean you should be any less presentable with your video calls. Find an angle in your room with a blank background or rearrange things temporarily to make one.
Good WIFI
We all know the WIFI dead spots in our house. If you are going to work remotely, you need to make sure your room has great WIFI. Before setting up camp, either make sure the WIFI is good or check for ethernet ports built into the wall that would allow for transferring a modem or router upstairs or even plugging your computer directly into the network.
Quiet Place
I don’t think we need to specify why finding a quiet place in your house is so incredibly important. Chances are you’ll be on a high volume of phone or video calls and you want to appear professional, focused, and not distracted. Also, video calls aside, it’s just important for keeping yourself away from distractions. Find a good quiet room, and if you need, keep a fan or white noise loop running to drowned out the sound of others talking or running around the house!