Guide: Working from Home

I can’t tell you how right you are here!! I, to be honest, didn’t yet manage to organize my time the way you suggest here and I sometimes manage to work up to 2am which is never good. As for my wife, well, she comes from time to time asking me if I still have work to do (around 10 PM) or I can shut down the computer and come watch a movie or something… I must get a bit together, I think

This is something I really need to work on. I often find myself doing very little all day then getting into the zone and working most of the night before crashing out till midday.

One of the best things I’ve found to help with working from home is to get up early like a normal job everyday. This gives you routine and structure which you’re body actually likes, and puts you on the same schedule as your real life friends. Being able to end your work day in accordance with others makes your life a lot easier as you can go out to dinner and evening plans like the rest of the working world, which in turn makes your at home work more productive.

Hi Stuart,
Wow a very well organized day planner, Work from Home should not be confused with no work or work in your pyjamas. In order to do some serious accomplisment I have to shower shave dress etc.

So it is nice to know I am the cucookooo alone….

Vijay

Nice post, but you’re relying on old, discredited science for the bit about numerous small meals. Homo sapien’s evolutionary history simply doesn’t support this. Man was meant to go more than 4 waking hours without a meal. In fact, doing so triggers the release of BDNF. Why is this significant? BDNF is also released during exercise. Going without food once in a while and exercise trigger some of the same pathways, which is quite good. Eating so often can trigger the condition known as “diabetic’s stomach”.

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You’ll thank me later.

Yes, Dave, in the old days, overweight people were rare since humans had to go out of their way to hunt for food. In some ways, we would be better off if we reverted to that.

Bro you know I feel this is also relevant for “Guide: Studying from Home” also. Very useful. I know how hard is to be in the schedule cos I also study from home. Thanks..

Great guide for anyone looking to get into the freelancing gig. That adage is true about the wife though. LOL.

Some really great tips there. Most people when they start working from home forget about scheduling and taking care of themselves.

Do you follow these rules?

I’d wish I could, specially the get up early part. Props for the wife tip hehe

LISTS, lists and lists.
I make a list and work through it. Don’t get sidetracked, if something takes your fancy add it to the bottom of the list and continue with your current task.

Some nice tips I have found here.Thank You.Also if you will need partners in your further plans feel free to e-mail me.I am always opened ;).

Nice list. I like to list my 2 most important tasks for the day, then complete them by noon.

Even if I don’t spend anymore time on my business for the rest of the day, all the important stuff got completed.

I absolutely agree. Scheduling and writing lists are great ways of getting things done.

Whether you working at home or at work always schedule or prepare for the next day We spend all our lives planning the big trips, the next job and the next big thing but we often forget to plan for tomorrow.

Norm

* Get Showered & Dressed Every Day

All your points were great and on target. Personally this point ” Get Showered & Dressed Every Day” made the biggest difference for me. I’ve been working from home for the past 8 years now and I’m less productive when I don’t follow that rule.

Very nice list and I am horrible with at least half of these. Most of the time I am feeling pretty lucky if I make the time to eat dinner let alone breakfast and lunch. And as far as getting away from the house/desk every now and then, lets just say those late night dinners are beginning to add up. Thanks again, brilliant post.

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Stuart, you have shared nice practical information.

I’m a big believer in getting focused and organized all the time in business. It doesn’t matter we are working from home, what matters most is the outcome, how serious we are with our business and it can only be achieved with a pre-defined schedule that we are following. That way we are not only building our business, but we are enjoying our personal life as well with our family and friends.

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Nice post, agree thoroughly. Except one thing: an animal is not an “it”, nor is it an object (something you “bought”) and shouldn’t be treated as such.
Oh, and pet shops are evil.

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I must say you quite have the Time Management down to a science. I am no where near this schedule which I think is a great reason my business is so chaotic.

You really said it well when treating your business like a normal day or a normal job make all the difference. I have two cats and they help tremendously when that lonely feeling comes around. You bet A happy wife = A happy life:).

It’s sounds like you have a very healthy outlook on the “successful” way to have a home business. I greatly appreciate your expertise. I’m on it.