Maintain Motivation when Working from Home
Posted: October 20, 2020
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As the work-from-home trend continues to affect many workers, there are more and more employees who miss their office. It may be the interaction with coworkers or just the structure itself, but most can't wait to return to their workplace. If you've been a long-term freelancer the trick of balancing work, home and child care may not be new. To those who are still trying to figure it all out now that kids are heading back to school, often with alternating schedules of in-person and virtual classes, it can still seem overwhelming. Whether you're a seasoned stay-at-home professional with new challenges added into the mix, or still finding your way as a new remote worker, keeping your motivation up can often be the biggest struggle - but it can be done.
Nikola Baldikov, contributor to Dumb Little Man, shares effective ways to keep your motivation high while working remotely.
As people are preparing for their third month of work-from-home, the office is beginning to seem like a more attractive place. Struggling to balance work with the other priorities like the virtual education of children, staying healthy, and other personal commitments has left many employees feeling burnt out and drained.
Few thought it would come to this, but a growing number of
people are missing their physical place of work. The office, a subject of countless TV shows, movies, and other media depicting it as a mundane necessity in modern life, is increasingly missed by workers. The disconnect between colleagues, the lack of a clear boundary between work and home, and the feeling of isolation are challenging individual motivation and team spirit.
For those who are experienced in remote work, these aren’t necessarily new difficulties. However, in the novel reality brought on by the pandemic, the
challenges of remote work are amplified. So what can be done to raise motivation levels and team spirit in these days of the home office? Read on to find out.
Read the entire article,
How to Keep Motivation High in the Era of Office Shutdowns, on
Dumb Little Man.