Some wear jeans and sweaters in their home office, others prefer a jogger. May it be the pajamas?
- Many employees work at home because of the corona virus.
- What about the clothes question - and does a little housework bother you?
- Experts give tips for working at home .
Motivation tips for the home office
Because of the corona virus * , many employees work at home - for most of them it is a completely new situation that they no longer go to work, but only go out to the door to shop, if at all. In a nutshell, they fall from the bed to the desk.
Home office - in your pajamas at your desk?
The choice of clothes is quite simple. It can be comfortably quiet. Many like to wear jeans and sweaters at home, others prefer a jogging suit. But what happens if you just stay in your pajamas at home?
"Everyone as he likes is the big advantage in the home office," emphasizes the Cologne career coach Bernd Slaghuis. The German press agency quotes him: "Some people can only work at home in a concentrated manner if they dress in the morning as if they were going to the office - others enjoy the freedom to sit relaxed at the desk in sweatpants," said the expert.
Do not do homework in the home office
Cleaning out the dishwasher in the home office? Better not, says psychologist and coach Kristine Qualen after the report. Dishwashers, laundry or the supposedly dirty bathroom - all of these are excellent options for not just starting work. According to the dpa, the psychologist therefore recommends that you get started and deal with the "household disruptive factor" in the planned interruptions.
Bring variety to everyday life
But bring variety to your everyday work . What about communication, for example? Especially in times of Corona, it often falls by the wayside. But try to continue talking to your fellow human beings even if you are separated. Of course you can chat on the computer, for example. But talking on the phone is often much more personal and lively. So just pick up the phone more often.
Breaks at work for more productivity
Make sure you take breaks , the experts at the portal karrierebibel.de advise. Also, if you work in the home office *, you should often get up from your desk and change rooms to change your wallpaper. Also helpful: ventilate regularly at home. Fresh air stimulates. If you have a balcony or garden, you should also use it now.
According to motivation trainers, exercise also helps. How about, for example, climbing stairs instead of taking the elevator in the house? In the home office there is also no excuse for a few sporty exercises in between. A fitness tutorial on YouTube helps as a guide. The other would rather do a few sit-ups or push-ups - preferably with music. Tip : Start with fewer exercises at the beginning - and slowly increase
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Five-minute deal for more motivation in the job
Motivation trainer Steffen Kirchner also recommends the five-minute deal . Here's how it works: "You commit yourself to invest exactly five minutes today to tackle the unpopular task," said the coach.
If you still feel the same displeasure after five minutes, you can stop. However, if the feeling about the task improves in these five minutes, "go on". Experience, according to Kirchner, shows that if you start something for a few minutes, you can bring the work to a good end in more than 90 percent of all cases.
Because often only the beginning is very difficult. "Once you're there, the whole thing is usually not so bad anymore". And often there is even a feeling of pride after a few minutes "because you have finally overcome yourself".
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