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Tips To Increase Productivity In Your Home Office

Does the thought of going into your home office fill you with dread? Are you sick of looking at the same old blank wall and sitting on the same uncomfortable chair? You should also be thinking about how this affects your productivity, and how you could make your working life a lot more enjoyable. You might not have the budget or the energy for a complete home office redesign but there are some easy steps you can take to improve your work environment.

Reduce noise and distraction. Whether you move the office to a quieter part of your home or invest in a noise-reducing home office design, your working life will be made much more bearable if you can concentrate and actually get on with your job. Make an effort to identify where irritating or disruptive noise is coming from and figure out some ways to deal with it.

Go back to nature. Well not literally, but try to get as much natural light and fresh air into the office space as you can. Having a small plant in a home office can also work wonders and help brighten up the space.

Make it a dedicated working area. This can be hard to do in the home, but you'll find that more work will get done if you can close the space off to the rest of the house, whether with a closed door or some kind of partition. Having a clearly defined room or space where work is carried out will make it easier to get into the proper mentality for working.

Three basics you'll want to get right. 1) A computer monitor should be between 40 and 60 cm from the eyes and the top of the screen should be at or below eye level. 2) Keep feet on a rest or planted flat on the floor. 3) Your chair should have a slight recline to reduce pain in the lower back. Easy.

For more information about home office design and the options available for your space, contact Spaceworks now: Melbourne - (03) 9882 2667, Sydney - (02) 9420 1130.

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