With the global widespread of the Covid-19 virus, ASUS Design Centre Singapore (SADC) has adopted a “Work from Home” (WFH) arrangement to minimize the transmissions and risks associated with the virus. Working from home is convenient and comfortable, but it could get lonely, uninspiring and boring as you face the same four walls on from day to night. However, our team members at SADC have some tricks up our sleeves to make working from home fun, productive, and inspiring. Here are some WFH tips we have to keep our creative juices flowing and maintain our sanity while being confined in our homes.
1) Starting the day right
When you’re working from home, it’s easy to just hit the snooze button and head back to bed. But to have a productive day, it’s good to wake up early to spend some time for various activities such as reading, enjoying a cup of coffee, having a good breakfast, do some exercise or meditation…etc. Such activities will not only help freshen up your mind but also help you prepare mentally for the rest of the day.
2) Healthy eating
Having a healthy and nutritious breakfast is one of the ways of starting the day right. It helps provide us with energy throughout the day and would give us a better ability to focus and concentrate on our meal. The budding chefs in SADC would prepare a healthy breakfast with a nice cup of coffee before starting work.
3) Keeping in contact
4) Positive Work Environment
Keeping it organized is paramount, as a disorganized or cluttered workspace reflects a cluttered mind and reduces your productivity. Ideally, the home office space emulates that of a true work environment.
5) Having new co-workers
6) Staying fit and healthy
7) Keeping those creative juice flowing
Being in isolation for a long time could affect the designer’s creative process as they may feel inspired looking at four walls for hours on end. However, at SADC, our designers find different ways to keep themselves inspired amidst these troubling times. One of the ways is to take breaks between the day by getting updated/inspired from various design websites. As we are using laptops for work, moving around the house and having a change in the working environment could help us get more inspired as we see and work in a different atmosphere.
8) Planning
Lastly, planning ahead is important to make your day efficient, having a weekly goal/ plan would help steer us in the right direction for the entire week. At the start of each day, plan your daily schedules and create a to-do list that could help keep you on track to minimize distractions and maximize your productivity. Our team is using Trello to track our progress as well as our teammate’s progress.
Great article 😀