{"id":9001,"date":"2021-01-21T11:45:15","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T09:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=9001"},"modified":"2021-01-21T11:45:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T09:45:15","slug":"theres-no-place-like-your-home-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2021\/01\/21\/theres-no-place-like-your-home-office\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s no place like\u2026 Your home office!"},"content":{"rendered":"

2020 had many reshuffling their home \u2018comfort zones\u2019 into workspaces due to lockdown and the Covid-19 pandemic. Even as the New Year presents a new beginning, many companies are still requiring staff to \u2018work from home\u2019.<\/p>\n

How do you revive your workspace?<\/p>\n

Here are a few ways you can press the \u2018refresh\u2019 button on your home office\u2026<\/p>\n

Introduce new scents<\/h3>\n

Not do you look forward to being in a space that smells good but fragrances provide an emotional, shifting landscape thus enhancing your overall mood and increasing productivity.<\/p>\n

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You can introduce pleasant smells in the sense of scented candles, flowers, and humidifiers coupled with essential oils<\/a> such as peppermint, vanilla or citrus.<\/p>\n

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Create work-only zones<\/h3>\n

Getting work done on the same laptop you watch Netflix on can be tricky.<\/p>\n

It is important to have a \u2018work only\u2019 laptop, apart from any personal elements in your life so your brain associates that space with \u201cwork\u201d, improving productivity. Or make sure you have a specific space \u2013 a home office\/desk \u2013 that you do only work at.<\/p>\n

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Add greenery and a lot of natural light<\/h3>\n

A living house plant is a great way to introduce life and colour into your workspace. Low maintenance plants<\/a> like an Aloe, Snake plant or cactus would work best.<\/p>\n

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Where there is light, there flow great ideas.<\/p>\n

According to Eco-Business<\/a>, about 40% of workplaces with natural light experience 3% – 40% improvements in productivity. So let your workspace take the window seat.<\/p>\n

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Keep to your office hours<\/h3>\n

Working from home opens you up to a \u2018flexible\u2019 work schedule but to maximise productivity it’s best that you maintain regular office hours.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Consistently working at the same time every day can also help give your daily routine, structure and allows you to easily shift into \u2018work mode.\u2019<\/p>\n

This would also afford you a good work-life\u00a0balance and decrease stress.<\/p>\n

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The right playlist<\/h3>\n

There are those days when you need that \u2018helping hand\u2019 to get you through your nine to five.<\/p>\n

Whether you need to dominate your day, block out the noise or get over the itis, music<\/a> has the ability to transform your day from slow to productive.<\/p>\n

Head to Spotify<\/a> for the playlist ‘just right’ for your home office.<\/p>\n

Take a look at 5 Ways to bring the summer feel indoors.<\/a><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget to stay safe. So just to be extra sure, keep a sanitiser on hand to wipe down your workstation as the day goes by.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2020 had many reshuffling their home \u2018comfort zones\u2019 into workspaces due to lockdown and the Covid-19 pandemic. Even as the New Year presents a new beginning, many companies are still requiring staff to \u2018work from home\u2019. How do you revive your workspace? Here are a few ways you can press ...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9074,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[96],"tags":[1046,1047,1048,548,549],"class_list":["post-9001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trending","tag-home-office","tag-home-playlists","tag-plants","tag-tips-to-work-from-home","tag-working-from-home"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}