Monday, May 5, 2014

Maximum Productivity: Re-design Your Office

            When starting your business you will be spending a lot of time working out of your basement, garage, or home office.  The problem with this is the comfort of your own home may easily distract you.  Walking through your living room seeing your big comfortable L-sofa will remind you of all the lazy Sundays you’ve spent watching football or hanging out with your significant other watching a movie. 
            However, since starting your business, this once relaxation haven is now HQ for only the most productive of activities, so it is paramount you redesign a space in your home that oozes creativity, motivation, and planning so your business takes off.

The standing desk: Working while standing may not work for everyone but it should keep you more alert.  Getting a raised desk where you can affectively stand straight up while checking on your computer will help keep you focused and on your toes, literally.  I recommend this for everyone.  I can’t describe how much more productive I am when I work while standing versus sitting.  Check out this desk that took this idea to the extreme by fusing his treadmill and his desk so he can walk while working.  Brilliant.


Windows:  Choose a room in your house that has some window access.  Not only will this improve lighting in your space but by opening the windows you allow yourself fresh air with out having to get up and walk outside. If you are stuck to your garage as your workspace, make sure that lighting is optimal.  This will increase attentiveness and alertness to keep you moving through out the day.


Task/Bulletin Board:  Create a massive bulletin board.  Use this space for everything and customize it to your needs.  By having important documents or inspirational images hanging in front, and around you will help you keep your eyes on what’s important.  Keep your to do lists here as well as a constant reminder for what you have left to do that day or in the long run.

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