Setting up a productive work environment is one of the easiest ways to get productive.
We’ve recently moved the Uplifted web design team to a new location with a our friends over at EasyBroker, a real estate software company. So, its adios to working from home – and I couldn’t be happier.
Since moving from the house to the office I have worked longer days and weekends. Part of this is out of necessity (we’ve got a lot of work) and part of it is because I’m able to separate my life from work. Now that I have a real desk (not the kitchen table) I’ve found it’s easier to focus on work when I want to, without distraction. When you work from home there are simply more distractions to take your focus. Be in the laundry, friends, cats, bills, dishes, etc etc.
For me distractions are my biggest source of personal frustrations. I know there are things to do, and by trying to get them all done I get none of them done. I find this is magnified when I do things at home. There was even a study that showed multitasking lowers your IQ…
So, personally I have found my most productive times are at a desk, with a job at hand.
If you are in BA, you can check out areatres – a flexible office space in Palermo, Buenos Aires Argentina. I used to work there and it is a great place to get focused and get stuff done.
That’s quality stuff, see? I can’t get my own office here in the UK – no freaking way! But, maybe I’ll just clear my workplace out and lock the door – turning off facebook etc to increase my productivity!
Good stuff