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11. Actively participate in meetings
Conference calls and video conferences
are common when working remotely.
There are certain meetings you have to
convene or attend while some others will
be optional. You should attempt to attend
as many of them as you can and ensure
that people feel your presence. Even if you
cannot contribute to the meeting, signing
off with a ‘Thanks, everyone! Bye’ as the Benefits of working from home
meeting ends lets them know you were Understanding the benefits of working from
there. home can help you embrace this style of work
and even actively seek remote employment.
12. Be your own cleaner The following are the major benefits of doing
While back at the office you might have your work at home:
had a cleaner and the luxury to avoid some
menial tasks, the same cannot be said for Better work-life balance
when you work from home. You need to You can easily align your working hours with
be proactive and clean your home office your personal life when you’re working from
to ensure that you are organised, focused home. This allows you to remain in touch with
and productive. Always keep a semblance the things that are important at home, such as
of order that prevents important things from spending time with family. If you learn how to
getting lost in the surrounding clutter. work from home well and manage your time
effectively, you can spend more time with your
13. Use music and other audio content loved ones or travel more.
to keep you inspired
While working from home you can listen Custom work environment
to all kinds of music, without bothering You have supreme control over the workspace
your fellow employees. Therefore, if you want to maintain at your house. You can
you find that music pushes you to work set aside a portion of your home to become
more effectively, you are free to play your your home office and design or style it in a
favourite music as loud as you want. You manner befitting your desires. You can also
could also open your windows and let change it whenever you want, in case it seems
the sounds from your environment keep boring or does not inspire productivity.
you going. Alternatively, you can also
have a podcast or audiobook play in the No commuting
background as you do repetitive tasks. Working from home means that you don’t have
However, if you work better in silence, to worry about arriving late for work after being
leave your TV and audio systems switched stuck in traffic. Zero commutes also translate to
off during your work hours. more money saved on public transport or petrol
that you would have spent getting to your office.
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