No commute. No drive-by meetings. No dress code. Remote working can seem like a dream — until personal obligations get in the way. These distractions are easy to ignore in an office, but at home it can be difficult to draw the line between personal and professional time.
Consider when you’re working on a project and get a call from a friend. You know you need to finish your work, but you feel rude for not talking when you technically could. Or think about when you’re planning your daily to-do list, but also need to decide when you’ll squeeze in your personal commitments. Taking the time to put a few loads of laundry in the washer midday can seem like a quick task — until you find yourself making up that work time late at night. In the end, it’s never entirely clear when you’re really “on” or “off.”
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We all have those days where we simply can't seem to get going. If those days are usually a write-off for you, it may be worth your time to review some personal productivity tips, and see if any can fire you up to make the most of your day. The 10 tips, as outlined in this article, may just be the place to start out.
Many of these work ...when Im at my peak performance Im staring my day with quick lists and doing 5 tasks no longer than 9 minutes each to jump start my day... Read -Write-Social Media _ etc etc ...
Being busy isn’t the same as being productive, Bailey says. Be sure you’re not craving activity instead of meaningful accomplishment.