Efficient strategies of time management for remote employees

Sam Richards
Authored by Sam Richards
Posted Tuesday, July 28, 2020 - 12:24pm

Working from home doesn't mean that you have less to do.

Adapting to remote work can be hard at some points, especially for people who have been used to commute to their working place from day to day for many years. Thus, time management is considered essential for remote employment for the reason of numerous distractions.

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Get used to a new routine

Most likely, you have been used to wake up early to have enough time to prepare yourself for the commute to your working place. Working remotely, you are ready to start working process as soon as you're awake. Creating a routine can be helpful for consistently setting aside the time needed for doing all the things.

Put your alarm according to your usual schedule, and don't forget to leave some time to have a morning coffee and sandwich.

Try to organize yourself to start work at the same time every day. Don't forget about the breaks. Scheduling will help you to be punctual so that you're able to devote some time for new routine activities. Time separating can be especially useful if you want to devote time to both your family and work. Don't mix those aspects.

Remember: life is life, work is work.

Planning your everyday routine, don't make it too strict. In practice, remote employment increases the flexibility of your working time that is considered a big advantage for remote employees. Scheduling serves just for ensuring that you spend enough time working even if you're thinking about dozens of other things to do.

If you consider everyday routine too boring, you may try to implement A/B time management. This is encouraging for creating a different plan from day to day/week to week so that one can prevent monotonous repetition. Some variability will make you more energetic for working on your projects. Moreover, you may create a various approach to the same tasks.

Try to avoid distractions

Take measures to prepare yourself for the efficient working process from home. For that, you need to be as focused as possible. If you have a chance, organize your mini-office for comfortable work. Switch off unnecessary devices and gadgets if you don't need them for your working tasks. The work of extra technical tools will impact on your ability to stay attentive.

Even if smartphones are considered very useful, you have to avoid using them while you're working. When you're working on especially complicated projects, try to shut down all the apps and notes or put them on silent mode.

Distractions aren't always a matter of technical devices. If there is a mess around your working space, especially on your desk, you won't be able to stay focused. To avoid a negative impact, just try to create a comfortable working space. A special setup on your table will increase the productivity level. The matter is, that a pleasant working environment is considered a very important factor.

Use an application

Don't ignore the means of technological progress. Nowadays, you can find a great variety of apps for smart time planning that will help you to do things on time. Those apps are especially efficient if you're working without any control or supervision. Such kind of apps has a wide choice of various features. They are a single base for tasks organizing in the order you need.

Analytical apps for your appointments and tasks will help you to indicate the aspects where you can raise the productivity level. You can set the app to remind yourself about the importance of short breaks for a cup of coffee.

Using fitness apps you'll be able to control your activity. From time to time you need to stand straight and stretch your body. Stretching exercise is especially important for those who are working in a sitting position. It's efficient for stamina boosting.

Set Goals

According to Tony Robbins, setting goals is essential for further focusing on the most important aspects of a certain person. Moreover, if goals are set effectively, they can be helpful for progress measuring and dreams visualization. Goals setting also creates targets that are oriented for success.

It's not necessary to set large goals. You can limit yourself with small daily tasks and ideas including several steps. Whatever you choose, goal-oriented work will stimulate you to succeed. Thus, you'll be able to use your time rationally.

Conclusion

The methods of time management described above can be used both in combination and separately. You have to plan your time according to your plans. Once you reach one goal, create new ones. This will encourage the continuous development of your personality.

 

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