The 155 Ways How To Work At Home Without Distraction

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  • http://www.66SecretsBook.com Marie O’Riordan

    Totally excellent suggestions. I love them all. I stopped wearing a watch on January 1st this year. This simple step helped me greatly to free up more time. What simple step will you take?

  • http://www.rexanne.com Rexanne Mancini

    Late night work schedule when the kids are asleep, the pets are burnt out from the day and not many people will be calling to chit chat.

    Work when inspiration strikes – if you wake up with an inspiration, sit down and get it knocked out – you can go back and clean up what you did later.

    Distractions are part of the deal. Don’t let the distractions distract you from your goals but appreciate that you can stop working to help your kid find her lost toy or stop a moment to play with the dog and still get it done. I embrace the distractions – they make me appreciate why I’m working from home in the first place.

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  • http://www.myworkbutterfly.com Bradi Nathan

    WOW. I am overwhelmed with the amount of resourceful information. This is definitely a print out and tape to the wall piece. Or, maybe that will be too distracting for my home office… :) Thx to all!!!

    Bradi

  • Mike Michalowicz

    @Bradi – LOL… maybe it is too much to print out and tape to the wall!!!!

    - Mike

  • http://www.breakingthe9to5jail.com Devesh

    Social media and networking is a big distraction by itself. Its good upto the point its not hurting the everyday business and projects… Some interesting tweet, or linkedin discussion or facebook message or a News or Video will certainly arouse the interest and boy, once you clicked, one leads to another… and before you know you have wasted hours, or got sidelined from what you’re doing… I’d suggest setting up social media hours, or taking social media breaks, where the 15 minutes break are for nothing but to update your twitter or answer that message you got on FB or Linkedin…

  • http://sociallyapps.com Slav

    There is something wrong with #103′s formatting.

  • http://sociallyapps.com Slav

    Excellent article, though. A bit lengthy but helps you see the useful bits, as they keep repeating over and over. Follow up idea: “The 155 Ways How To Work At The Office Without Distraction”.

  • http://www.weekscareerservices.com Charlotte Weeks

    As someone who occasionally works from home (I prefer my office because of all the distractions!) I found many ideas I can implement.

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  • http://sharingyourheart.wordpress.com/ Kelly Seow

    What a great post! Working from home takes a surprising amount of discipline (though I`ll admit – my favorite part IS being able to work in my pjs! :) It`s always helpful to get tips from the ones who have been there.

    Might I add – don`t allow yourself to feel guilty when you`re NOT working – the lines can sometimes become so blurred when you don`t consciously separate work and home life that anytime you`re not at your computer, you can start to feel bad.

    Find a way that works for you to satisfy your conscience so you can continue to enjoy your home life – after all, that`s why you chose to work there, right? :)

  • http://www.goalguru.com/blog Goal Setting

    I encourage entrepreneurs to set goals as a family together, that way everyone feels a sense of contribution.

    If you have kids, have them make a sign that says “Employees Only” and when you put that sign on the door, whomever enters must get to work! Cute fun way to include your kids instead of shut them out.

    Jill

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  • http://www.americaslifepurposecoach.com Estra Roell

    Thanks to all the folks who submitted tips! Far too often I get to the end of my day and feel like it got totally derailed! There are enough tips here to pick the ones I feel will work best for me. I know I am more productive when I get up and get showered and dressed. Psychological mind set for work. One of the advantages to working at home is being able to set your own most productive hours, but have SET hours is important so you don’t feel like you are always “at work.” Much appreciated!

    • http://www.ToiletPaperEntrepreneur.com Mike Michalowicz

      @Estra – happy you could cherry pick the best for you! Wishing you BIG success!!!

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