Best Tips for Working from Home - Stick to a Routine

Working from home is a wonderful thing - no traffic jams, office gossip or renting expensive office space but you have to be careful. BNet guys have some great piece of advice for work-at-home crowd:

Admittedly, working at home can be confusing for your family, but it can also be confusing for you! It’s important to differentiate your day between being “at work” and “at home.” If your working and resting times become confused, it can feel as if you’re always on duty; and when you do take a break, you can feel guilty that you aren’t finishing a project.

This differentiation comes naturally when you have to travel to and from work; but when your routine changes, you’ll need to find a way to make this shift yourself. You need to create “signals” (such as closing the door) that announces to all that you are now at work.

Although the idea of wandering into your office pajama-clad may appeal, get up and get dressed as if you were going into the office. Obviously you don’t have to wear a suit or very smart clothes, but getting changed is another “signal” that you’re starting your working day. Link

Gina Trapani also works from home often in pyjamas. [tags]productivity[/tags]