DISQUS

sarahhubbell · 2 months ago

Working from a home office 1000 miles from the rest of my colleagues does contribute to my sometimes losing my focus. I get bored, restless, aimless...
As an extreme extrovert I feed off the energy of interacting with people, and working from home doesn't really provide that. Last week I was fortunate enough to cram a year's worth of face-to-face interactions with my colleagues, customers and industry friends into a short week at our annual convention in Orlando. I have found that my MOST focused, productive time is not before, not during the week, but on the plane ride home. THAT is when I go over the week's events and become the MOST creative, and if I don't start scribbling it down on paper I will lose it before the plane hits the runway. Then I transcribe my ideas, my action plan, and send it off to my colleagues.

Also? Prayer and worship, especially when I'm home alone, really can help me focus. So those are the things that work for me.

chrisdenbow · 2 months ago

I can see where that would be useful, Sarah. What happens after that initial rush of focused productivity wears off? The distractions are numerous when we work from home with children!

Thanks for sharing...

Kate DeSare Brooks · 2 months ago

i think we all struggle with the same problems, it is how we see what is going on in our lives. You have to use those things that distract you and turn that into positive energy. We are all restless, I should be asleep right now and here I am. Everyday we start over with new choices, we just have to make them count.