Kevin Reid Shirley

Work-from-Home Happiness Kevin Reid Shirley

Working from home is terrific. Right up until the child hides your laptop. And your neighbor, who you can only assume is constructing a motorcycle, begins firing up all kinds of power tools and noisy machines next door. For most modern professionals, working in the home from time to time is a luxury that we are afforded by our individual companies. Now, however, in the age of weekly pandemics, working at home may become the new normal. But which environment really allows us to be more productive: the home office or the office office? At the workplace, your coworkers frequently pose the greatest danger to your getting your work done. They pop up from their cubicles, engage you in a conversation, and invite you to coffee. The social advantages of a workplace are attractive, but they can become a struggle if you are easily distracted. In the home office, on the other hand, it is easy to become your very own worst enemy. Even though you aren't being distracted by coworkers, you're still vulnerable to even more pressing distractions -- laundry, bills, a sink full of dishes. On top of that, in your home office, no one's watching, so you won't feel that built-in peer pressure to get things done. But before you can even begin to wrestle with the day-to-day logistics of being productive at home, you first must create a workspace the fosters productivity. In this e-book, I have compiled a list of suggestions to get you up and running in your home office as rapidly as possible.