{"id":21497,"date":"2020-03-15T14:14:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T14:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/blog\/?p=21497"},"modified":"2022-07-13T11:07:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T15:07:10","slug":"working-from-home-wellness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/blog\/workplace-wellness\/working-from-home-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Well (and With Wellness) From Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So your office has declared that everyone will have to work from home. Maybe you&#8217;re experienced with remote work\u2014or maybe this is an unusual situation for you.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re not used to remote work, and your employer has asked you to work from home in order to provide social distances and quell the spread of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19, you might be a little confused right now. At Zeel, we want to make sure you\u2019re as comfortable and productive at home as possible, so we\u2019ve put together some advice and resources for working from home.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don\u2019t shake up your routine hours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep the same hours that you did in the office, advises the New York Times. Log off and end your workday when you typically do\u2014it\u2019s as easy to overwork when you\u2019re at home as it is to procrastinate. That\u2019s because you\u2019re missing the cues that you get from commuting\u2014the place you get your coffee, that train or car ride to the office. And when a free moment strikes late at night, it\u2019s so tempting to crack open the laptop and answer just one more email. Resist, or you\u2019ll find yourself more prone to burnout and stress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create your own home office<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Create a separate space at your home instead of sitting on your couch or bed, if possible.&nbsp; This puts your brain in \u201cwork mode.\u201d Even a kitchen table can work if set up properly. Make sure you have good light and adequate outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay tidy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, go ahead and take that shower, even if you\u2019re not setting foot outside for the next 14 days. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecandidly.com\/2019\/8-steps-to-make-you-more-productive-when-you-work-from-home\">Washing your face <\/a>and brushing your hair helps too because let\u2019s be real\u2014looking into the mirror and seeing at least a semi-awake human will help you <em>feel <\/em>a bit less lazy,\u201d says The Candidly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get dressed. Decently&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And yes, get dressed, as if you are going outside the house, or even to work. Public-facing clothing has \u201csymbolic meaning,\u201d improving your focus and productivity, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/03\/14\/3-science-backed-ways-to-be-more-productive-when-you-work-from-home.html\">psychological studies<\/a>. You might even want to wear shoes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upgrade your camera for your laptop or PC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to the world of video calls. You might want to upgrade your at-home camera\u2014after all, that\u2019s how you are going to be appearing to your coworkers on a daily basis. Yes, sometimes you can turn off the camera, but some companies want everyone to be on video.&nbsp; Here are a few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/computing-components\/peripherals\/what-webcam-5-reviewed-and-rated-1027972\">good home PC video camera choices<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overcommunicate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You won\u2019t be able to rely on face to face communication when you are working at home. That means you should overcommunicate on the forums available to you\u2014Slack, email, Asana\u2014whatever your company uses. If you need to step away from the computer, let your coworkers know that you\u2019re at lunch or on a short break and when you\u2019ll be back, so they don\u2019t think you\u2019ve evaporated into thin air. While communication is more likely to be asynchronous when it\u2019s not face to face, make times to \u201cbe\u201d together\u2014like a video chat over lunch. \u201cYou can find your own unique way to create team spaces for social connection. How you do it is less important than whether you do,\u201d advises the Harvard Business Review in its <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2018\/02\/how-to-collaborate-effectively-if-your-team-is-remote\">guide to remote communications at work<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get your Vitamin D&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t neglect your wellness. Spending a&nbsp; lot of time indoors can make you <a href=\"https:\/\/ods.od.nih.gov\/factsheets\/VitaminD-HealthProfessional\/\">vitamin D-deficient<\/a>, leading to loss of energy and problems absorbing calcium. Take supplements, or just go outside and enjoy the weather (following CDC social distancing protocol, of course).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Manage anxiety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Any change in your routine can be stressful, compounded now by worries about staying healthy, getting work done, and sourcing toilet paper.&nbsp; Don\u2019t forget to maintain balance and calm. Go for an early morning walk or run, try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/blog\/lifestyle\/change-your-life-with-5-minutes-of-mindfulness-a-day\/\">mindfulness<\/a> at home, call a friend, get a good night\u2019s sleep.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet your new at-home colleagues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have kids and your schools are closed, you may be working around children much more than you\u2019re used to. Poynter has some great advice for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poynter.org\/business-work\/2020\/how-to-work-from-home-with-kids-around\/\">working from home with children<\/a>, but to summarize: wear babies, tag team (if possible) with toddlers and take advantage of naptime, and explain to older children that even though you are home, you are actually working (and make good use of the mute button).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have animals at home, you may wish to find some <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/pets\/clingy-cat-sits-fake-lap\/\">clever ways to distract pets<\/a>, as dogs, cats, and other domestic critters are not known for their grasp of personal space.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We wish you health and wellness, and who knows? 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