Whether you’re working from home as a self-employed entrepreneur or are bringing home some work from your full time job, it’s important that you set up a home office and create a productive set of home work habits. While some of these habits and tactics may seem obvious, many others are frequently disregarded. So ask yourself this simple question: Are you making the most out of your work in the following four areas?

Organizing Your Time

Overwhelming yourself with work, whether it’s a freelance setup or the office work that you want to take care of at home, won’t do you any good. Instead, try creating a small list of tasks, either by using viable GTD (getting things done) software or choosing more simple approaches like emailing yourself a to do list. Whichever method you choose, don’t send yourself the next year’s worth of work. Just focus on the day’s work. In addition, set aside specific hours where you will be working. This will allow you to devote your time appropriately and schedule other needed tasks around the required project work. [Read more...]