1. Stick to a schedule

If your work-from-home situation is temporary, do your best to stick to your regular schedule: wake up, follow your typical morning routine, eat breakfast, and then get to work.

As counterintuitive as it may seem, when you start working from home you might find it tempting to turn “on” the moment you wake up and turn “off” way past 5:00 pm.

You don’t have to worry about a long commute when you work from home, and when your co-workers aren’t getting up next to you and leaving at the same time, it doesn’t always feel like you’re working that much later.

However, this could lead to burnout, and it also doesn’t include much time for YOU. We all need some self-care time, right?! Sticking to a schedule can help keep you sane.

2. Get dressed (send a signal to your brain when it is time to work)

You might be thinking, why would you get dressed if you don’t have to leave the house?

Our brain picks up on “signals” based on routines and habits we have created previously (classical conditioning). The most common example is the story of how the researcher would ring a bell (signal) right before giving a dog food; the dog would salivate and crave food every time he heard a bell noise.

To me, wearing PJs and laying on my bed or sofa signals relaxation, sleep, and reading or watching TV. That makes me not feel like working, even though I love what I do!

If I am working at a table/desk and am dressed in normal clothes – or let’s be real, many days I rock the athelesiure lifestyle