Well I have a good friend of mine who is starting his own company in a near future and therefore he's going to work a lot from his own home. I was just going to mail him this tips for working @ home, but I figured that a lot of you out there, would take good use of these tips as well.
I'm going to write the tips in a chronology order as the day goes a long.
Morning: Get up early and start the day good. This could be a general tip for anyone but it's really important to get up early. In that way you'll have a whole day instead of just a half one. It's better to start early and end the day early than starting the day late and end the day very late!
And get really up, I mean you have to get up, take a shower, eat breakfast and get properly dressed before you work. You can't work in a pyjamas.
Noon:Make sure you get normal breaks. One at noon for lunch and one in the afternoon. In that way you don't have to leave your work behind because your starving.
NOTE: Do not take your break the same place your working, otherwise it isn't really a break. Have some zones in the house with work-only and non-work.
Afternoon and night: When the working day is about to end then end it. Don't "take your work home" otherwise you'll just keep working (or thinking at work).
General tips:
Separate your time. Don't take a hour out of your working day to raid in WoW or anything like that. You'll forget everything about work and keep playing (I've tried that one). AND: limit distractions, avoid TV, (non-)VOIP and phone calls etc.
Have a good working plan. Make a plan (maybe) a month ahead so you have some goals of the day. Else it can be hard to know what you've just spend a whole day working on.
Dedicated to my dear friend Stefan Bohlin, your the greatest dude! I wish you the best of luck with your firm!
This is great advice. I am working at home, and my boss is also working at his house.
I’ll print this and hang it on the wall, just as a reminder
Jette D.
May 12th, 2008