” You can’t do big things if you are distracted by small things “ – Anonymous!
As the tiny invisible organism Corona disrupting the world, I am sure most of us who are blessed with opportunity to work from home are struggling to manage work and home.
Wonder how do we manage these strange times of work from (& for) home situation ?
Well, To be really effective at work from home, what is the most important enabler ?
Is it Technology? Is it Network? Is it the costly electronic devices? That neat private desk space ? which makes you get going at best?
Answer is NONE of the above. The most important secret sauce is “Schedule”!
Without a schedule, everything that you think will enable better work from home will fail and fall to dust.
When you have a daily schedule and stick to it, for few days, it does something very amazing!
- When you have a routine, wake up on time, get your morning body routines, breakfast done by time and start your work day at 9 am , in few days, your entire family , right from elders, spouse and kids knows your plan and support you.
- With sticking to routine, it’s easy to set the rules of the same personally and professionally, everyone knows when you are available and when not, so you get your work life balance
- It is easy to get your work diluted when you don’t have predefined schedule. An simple habit of writing a to-do in morning as first action on what to achieve on that day and ensuring the list is completed by end of day provides great satisfaction and an positive ego booster during these troubled days.
- With a Schedule, your brain, heart and also stomach ( 🙂 ) knows what to expect when , that binge eater in you also stays away to keep your healthy as bonus !
Suggest you give it a try to make a simple schedule and stick to it for few days, it will be a great game changer and positive one both personally and professionally.
You may use an simple pen and paper /Postit or free tools like Todoist or Microsoft ToDo
Let us get scheduled and be happy!!
My Musings ! 