How to Cope with Working from Home Indefinitely

Pandemic has forced the world population into house arrest and normalized working from home for starters. If you ask the views over working from home to an introvert, you might not like the answer because it’s a dream come true for most of them, for the rest, it remains a nightmare. 

 

The business industries standstill with the spread of COVID-19, it’s a nightmare for most of the country and people from every sector have been touched with the effect. Whether you are overjoyed with the prospect of working from home or depressed for being under house arrest, the reality remains the same. The fact of working from home mildly translates to bed, fridge, phone, food, and roughly anything but work. However, in light of recent events, people have started taking this lovely opportunity seriously. This situation is for the best interest of everyone because the situation doesn’t seem to get normal anytime soon, and even if it does, the essence of the effect will still be following us. 

 

Don’t worry, we are in this alone, here are some thoughts from our team over the house arrest. 

 

Thoughts of working professionals on WFH

 

 

Work from home seems to be the perfect format of working for the insomniacs such as me. Initially, I lost the count of the days so started maintaining a journal. Tea and I are BFFs now. I could catch up on some unfinished books. However, I miss the traffic, the regular hop-jump-skip routine to be punctual in office, and the life of a regular Kolkata-ite.

 

The best part about working in the Digital Marketing Industry is that it can be widely handled online. However, not every industry offers the luxury of working from home, like the ones working in the sales department, retail, or customer service. It’s a big challenge for those professionals. 

 

To help you understand the aesthetics of working from home, here are some basic tips to keep in mind for the WFH professionals. 

 

Because no matter what we do, whether it’s petting, video chatting with our loved ones and maintaining social distancing, it all must be at the best interest to stay safe from COVID-19.

 

Quick tips to keep yourself engaged and productive

 

 

1. Take care of yourself.

In such a severe situation, the first thing that you must keep in mind is your health. Staying healthy is the key to everything else. Start with some warm-up exercises or start-up yoga to stay fit. Just do whatever it takes to stay healthy and mentally sane. 

 

2. Learn a new skill.

This tip is the trending one, everyone if doing something or the other to learn a new thing. You don’t have to go ahead and become an expert at it but trying is the very first step. There are so many things you can learn online, staring with computer programming skills, graphic designs, painting, a new language, and so on. Taking up new skills will not only keep you engaged but keep your mental health in place. 

 

3. Revisit that long-forgotten project

If you were writing a novel and couldn’t due to your busy schedule, then now is the time. In the dungeon of your computer files, find that beauty and begin again. Pick up that incomplete sketch you did a few months back, complete that blog you were creating, pick up that incomplete 15-day abs challenge and stay focused. 

 

4. Promote your work online

Now that each one of us is in house arrest, you can plan to promote your work, talent online, the internet has a huge market, and the social media platforms will help you in promoting. Creating Instagram profiles, Youtube channels, twitter accounts will help your start-up business or your talents to reach out to a global audience. It’s the perfect time to find an avenue to promote yourself and your skills to the world. 

 

5. Think about your career plans

Whether it’s expecting a promotion or planning something new, everything requires preparation, and it’s a great time to do something about it. Take up that career coaching online or learn a new introspection tool, it will add some benefit to your future goals. 

 

If you are among the lucky ones whose business promotes and encourages work from home, make sure you are consistent with your routine, stay connected with your colleagues, and strictly follow social distancing and every required measure to stay safe. We will get through this even stronger. 

 

Lastly, do enjoy a little extra minute in bed now that your travel time is with Yamraj.