Finding a proper work-life balance is something that many people struggle with, especially when working from home. However, there are many techniques that can be used to help create an ideal work-life balance. This balance is never achieved in a day, it takes time, and you\u2019ll need to figure out what works for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When working from home, it can be easy to wear comfy clothes and stay in bed all day on your laptop. However, creating a distinction between work and relaxation can help you get into a working groove. One way to achieve this can be to get dressed for work like you were going to the office, or even wearing shoes while you work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For similar reasons, having a distinct \u201cwork area\u201d in your home can create that separation between work and relaxation. Whether this be an office, a desk, or even the kitchen table, having a space specifically for working allows you to get into the right mindset to work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Managing your time is key to achieving proper work-life balance when working from home, and there is no one solution that works for everyone. Some people find a set daily schedule works best for them, while others prefer to work sporadically throughout the day. Maybe you want to work shorter days seven days a week, or maybe fewer days a week but longer hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is no right answer, and you can find balance in any scenario. <\/strong>In order to not burn yourself out, you should strive for a realistic schedule. This can allow you to get more work done in less time instead of cramming your day full of unrealistic looming deadlines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Managing your time within your work day can also be a challenge. Here are some time-management tools we recommend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Pomodoro method:<\/strong> This is a simple time-management method used for short working sprints. You work for 25 minutes then break for five minutes, four times in a row. After four working sessions,take a longer 15-30 minute break. A good website to use for tracking this is pomofocus.io<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Yesterbox email system:<\/strong> Popularized by the late Tony Hsieh, the Yesterbox email system<\/a> works by only answering emails that came in yesterday. The idea behind this is that many problems solve themselves and you can use yesterday\u2019s emails as a to-do list for today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Task tracking tools: <\/strong>There are a multitude of task-tracking tools out there nowadays.The ones I\u2019ve used and enjoyed are Asana<\/a>, Notion<\/a>, and Obsidian<\/a>. These are listed in terms of difficulty with regards to the learning curve and implementation, with Asana being the easiest to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Listing your top 6 and or top 3 tasks for the day:<\/strong> This is a great way to make sure your attention stays on what really matters. If you only had the time to complete 3 or 6 tasks today, what would you prioritize first? Write those out and do them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u200d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Remember that it is a balance<\/em> between work and life, and not focus too much on one or the other. While maintaining a set schedule may be beneficial, understand there is no perfect work-life balance. Working from home is a constant juggling act of everything involved in your life, and all you can do is get better at that juggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u200d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Finding a proper work-life balance is something that many people struggle with, especially when working from home. However, there are many techniques that can be used to help create an ideal work-life balance. This balance is never achieved in a day, it takes time, and you\u2019ll need to figure out what works for you. Create […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.vireocreative.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.vireocreative.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.vireocreative.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.vireocreative.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.vireocreative.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.vireocreative.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76,"href":"https:\/\/blog.vireocreative.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions\/76"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.vireocreative.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.vireocreative.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.vireocreative.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.vireocreative.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}