Working from home can cause stress, which can make it difficult to maintain focus. Especially as a management assistant you have a lot of responsibilities and don't always have the same facilities that you have at the office. In this blog you will read the most important tips to work stress-free from home.
A neat and tidy environment helps to reduce stress while working. Therefore, look for a fixed workplace at home that is neat, clean and tidy. A tidy environment reduces impulses, helps you to keep focus and thus ensures a tidy head. Is everything clean and tidy? There you are. The first step to working stress-free from home is complete.
Time for the next step. Make a plan. This will help you to create peace and overview. In addition, you monitor the priorities of your work and give it structure. This is especially important if you feel that there is a lot of work on your plate. Include a goal in your planning. What do you want to finish today?
Are you going to make a schedule? Then follow these steps:
After you have worked according to your schedule for one day, you can mark what you have done. It is sometimes the case that you have not gotten to certain points. But be happy with the work you have been able to tick off.
Besides making a schedule it can help to divide your day into blocks. This way there will be no small activities that 'you pick up quickly' in between. Such small things cause stress. Reserving blocks creates structure in your day.
For example, start every day by checking your mail and end your day by updating the schedule for the next day. It can also help to reserve a certain period of time in which you can best be reached. You can also put this in your signature of your mail. This way, people know when they can reach you best, which provides structure in your head and clarity in your contacts.
Our brains can work in a focused way for about 90 minutes. That is why it can work efficiently to work in blocks of 90 minutes and then take a 10 minute break. In this way you keep your concentration up to standard, get more done and most likely suffer less from stress.
Do you work in a team? Then make sure you coordinate everything. For example, schedule a recurring meeting with your immediate colleagues on every (working) day in which you discuss current issues and divide tasks. You can then adjust your planning accordingly.
Technology can give you a lot of peace. There are countless programs and handy online tools to help you work stress-free. Think for example of Microsoft To-Do and Easy2Meet.
Here you can create, manage and share task lists and to-do lists. Ideal if you work alone, but also useful within a team. You can also add links and files. This way, you can also use this program as a moodboard for a specific project (or client).
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