Working From Home Terribke

[Jimmy Undertones]

Hey everyone - hope you are keeping smiling despite the lock-down situation.

I am working from home and used to have my own small office, other family members are in banging around also. I myself cannot stay motivated at all, i work from a spare bedroom.

What does anyone use to stop distractions please, how do you stay focused best at home? Do you listen to music or do you find this can be distracting? Any help you can give i would be thankful for.

 

[Deleted member 219055]

Lock your spare bedroom and put a name plate on it: Do not Disturb

 

[blackbeans]

Put on your headphones and listen to some soothing music

Do 1 thing at a time

Don't stop working on that one thing until you're done

Then go on to the 2nd thing

You can also try to run a little RACE with yourself - this is called the POMODORO technique

This can boost your productivity by 100%

 

[Lady Trieu]

Lock your sparrow bedroom with your family members and teach them about your business, after that they will not disturb you.

 

[LazyTomato]

Put on headphones and play soothing music, that usually does the trick. If you still can't focus take a small break if you need one and get back on actiom after

 

[HashSlingingSalesman]

Definitely music, NO LYRICS. Youtube “Lofi hip hop” should just all be chill beats.

Get up before them, go to sleep before them.

They might get up at 9. Well you’re up at 5 so you’ve gotten 4 hours of work done and you beat the sun up.

Think of it as a challenge to be able to focus and move in a direction while these distractions are around you, when you don’t have them anymore you will be so grateful and work way quicker, easier.

 

[OlafRustle]

DRINK. MORE. COFFEE.

 

[DeanFieldz]

+1 POMODORO technique

 

[Jimmy Undertones]

Definitely music, NO LYRICS. Youtube “Lofi hip hop” should just all be chill beats.

Get up before them, go to sleep before them.

They might get up at 9. Well you’re up at 5 so you’ve gotten 4 hours of work done and you beat the sun up.

Think of it as a challenge to be able to focus and move in a direction while these distractions are around you, when you don’t have them anymore you will be so grateful and work way quicker, easier.

Thanks guys i really appreciate your input, actually the Youtube Lofi hip hop suggestion is life changing as it sets the mood for concentration. I tried playing music i enjoyed but this made me more demotivated. What about instrumental versions of certain songs do you think this will help?

This is also really great about working through the night, great suggestion. Thank you guys these posts mean alot.

 

[HashSlingingSalesman]

Thanks guys i really appreciate your input, actually the Youtube Lofi hip hop suggestion is life changing as it sets the mood for concentration. I tried playing music i enjoyed but this made me more demotivated. What about instrumental versions of certain songs do you think this will help?

This is also really great about working through the night, great suggestion. Thank you guys these posts mean alot.

No problem, glad I could help.

You can try it, I like the lofi hip-hop because its a slower pace, more calm. I feel like if you played an instrumental you couldn't help but think of the lyrics. But you can try it out.

I have just seen really good focus in myself when listening to chillhop, lofi hip hop,or chillstep if you want it a little more wild.

 

[supermanson77]

Hey everyone - hope you are keeping smiling despite the lock-down situation.

I am working from home and used to have my own small office, other family members are in banging around also. I myself cannot stay motivated at all, i work from a spare bedroom.

What does anyone use to stop distractions please, how do you stay focused best at home? Do you listen to music or do you find this can be distracting? Any help you can give i would be thankful for.

I find doing mediation before you work to be helpful. Having a house full of people up 16 hrs a day, it can hard to have peace.

 

[Queen Heidi]

Just stick a board ..I have symptoms of corona ...so that no one will disturb lol ..

 

[gorillano2]

I go out for 5 minutes every half an hour, not really productive but keeps me concentrated

 

[tubeboost]

Good sleeping help me to be motivated.

 

[sanjananb]

Thanks guys i really appreciate your input, actually the Youtube Lofi hip hop suggestion is life changing as it sets the mood for concentration. I tried playing music i enjoyed but this made me more demotivated. What about instrumental versions of certain songs do you think this will help?

This is also really great about working through the night, great suggestion. Thank you guys these posts mean alot.

Yeah, It depends on your personality. Soothing music, and Lofi hip hop makes me demotivated too. Now i am listning "8D Techno music" and it gives me crazy focus vibes like nothing else

 

[SocialEyez]

Never thought of listening to music with no lyrics before but it seems like a good idea for a working enviorment.

I am used to work from home, and i have 4 kids around me, but i do have plenty of space thank god, i can barely hear a thing while focused.

i do get the occasional visit from one of them or from my wife, and in times of super focus, can get me really upset. but i just cut them down quickly, finish the task, and get back to them most of the times, depends what's more crucial after all.

 

[HustleTong]

Listen to music.
Get a drink.
Short power naps.

 

[davids355]

I work from home as well, I work in a spare room which I have converted into an office space. The main thing I do is close the door to the room so that I can get some peace whilst working.

I have also made everyone else in the house aware that during working ours I am "away at work" just as if I were physically somewhere else and that they should treat it as if I am not there

To balance that out a little bit, I do take breaks in the day, and then I have the luxury of being able to spend time in the day with my family. If I spend a little longer away from the desk, then I can work a little later.

I think the main thing is that you have to have structure and discipline to work efficiently from home, you also have to make everyone else aware of the setup and not to disturb you whilst you are working.

 

[PenSeer]

Pomodoro +2

 

[DomBrave]

I write all the To Do List on a paper and start working on them. Once I finish a task, I strike out each task. The striking out gives a sense of satisfaction