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During these times of the Coronavirus pandemic raging around when you’re working from home and adapting to your new surroundings, maintaining the same level of focus can prove to be a herculean task. You may often find your attention drifting from one place to another due to distractions at home which have very recently converted into your new office. This sudden change can be psychologically very impactful and can even have the capability to affect the quality of your work as well as your productivity.
This is a simple checklist of items for you to follow and keep in mind before your next day of work. As a result, you’ll do away with distractions and improve focus. It’s a challenging environment, but you must employ all tips and tricks to the best of your abilities to make your experience better.
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Work from home focus checklist
Before you start working from home
| Statement | |
| Clean your desk and ensure your environment is tidy and comfortable | ✔️ |
| Take a moment to settle your thoughts and find your focus | ✔️ |
| Create a structured schedule for your day, it’ll help improve focus | ✔️ |
| Ensure your workspace is set up in an efficient way that helps your posture and allows you stay comfortable | ✔️ |
| Find a good headset or pair of headphones to help tune out distractions, the ones with active noise cancellation technology if possible | ✔️ |
While you are working from home
| Statement | |
| Ensure to eat your meals on time | ✔️ |
| Drink enough water and stay hydrated by keeping a bottle close by | ✔️ |
| Take regular short breaks to help you ease tension, refresh yourself and improve focus | ✔️ |
| Take a small walk around your room and stretch your muscles to help blood circulation | ✔️ |
| Keep your phone aside to avoid any distractions | ✔️ |
| Practice breathing exercises to balance your body and mind during the day | ✔️ |
After the work-day
| Statement | |
| Make a note of what went well and what went wrong | ✔️ |
| Take some time out to exercise and refresh your body and mind | ✔️ |
| Take some time to destress by doing things you enjoy. For example – read a book, watch some TV or Netflix, take a long bath |
✔️ |
| Go to bed on time to give your brain and body time to switch off and recover | ✔️ |
You can follow these points and keep yourself sharp everyday as you navigate the new working environment. Following these checklist items is just a start, make it a habit and you’ll be able to stay balanced everyday and improve focus when working from home. Try to settle your thoughts before the day begins or after you’ve taken a break. As a result, you’ll be able to stay focused, alleviate work pressure and improve productivity.
Feel free to take a look at our other checklists for focus, sleep and mindfulness here!
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Damayanti Dubey is a final year English major at Loreto College, Kolkata. She is a writer by passion and loves to indulge in languages, especially English, Bengali, and Urdu. She aims at exploring all of their intricacies and nuances. Damayanti is a disciple of Padma Bhushan Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty and is a national scholar of Indian classical music. She has always believed that a sound mind, free from the clutches of regressive and negative thoughts is the key to living a healthy life and makes efforts to promote mental wellness through the power of her words.
Damayanti believes in thinking beyond boundaries.