After looking at how I have been organizing my home office workflow in parts 1 & 2, I thought we should look at some common time wasters that can seduce us from our work and tasks at hand. When working from your own home office, there can be many distractions that come up. Let’s look at some, you may have others that I haven’t listed as well. Feel free to leave a comment!
- Taking personal phone calls. It is very easy to just pick up the phone when you see your favorite person is calling you. It’s also easy to get sucked into a conversation that takes way longer that you anticipated.
- Texting. That chime can be irresistable-I know it is for me! Turn it off if you are working on one of your critical tasks.
- Checking and responding to email. Maybe there will be a joke or something positive you come across, it can be like a little surprise! But you should resist checking email frequently and check it in batches at designated times in your day.
- Errands. It can be so tempting to jump in the car to get things done more quickly when the kids are off to school. But before you know it, the day is gone and you didn’t get anything done. Yet another night spent in the office.
- Housework. I’m really trying to let this one go and clean later in the afternoon/evening when the kids are home. I don’t feel as guilty cleaning when they are home as I do sitting in front of the computer. If I have a pile of laundry to fold on the bed and I do take a break to take a phone call, then I fold quietly while talking.
It takes discipline and a plan to stay focused and organized in your home office; you can do it!
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