In our series "TWINSOFT'ler im Home Office" Kathrin tells you how she masters her everyday work in the home office with fixed routines and exercise.
For almost two months, our company has been working from the home office. Fortunately, no camp collar has broken out for me so far, much to the delight of my husband, as we currently share the apartment as a common coworking space. I got the best seat on our light-flooded gallery, from which I can work very much and undisturbed. Not a matter of course, which I appreciate very much.
TWINSOFT is home office tested
For many people around the world, the new, unfamiliar situation in the home office is a major change and involves great effort and costs. For us at TWINSOFT, the home office activities were part of everyday work well before Corona times. So we are very well positioned. Nevertheless, there are also new challenges for us due to the crisis, which are mastered by everyone together and in which we build up further know-how.
Establish fixed routines
In my opinion, one thing is essential to work in the home office: continue to set the alarm clock – if, like me, you never wake up by yourself and would sleep half the morning – stand up and best establish a fixed routine. That is, of course, a matter of taste. Everyone has their preferences. After an extensive breakfast I walk up to my place on the sun deck. Always there, a big cup of coffee. This must not be missing and is necessary for me to survive.
Creating focus: setting and prioritizing daily tasks
Especially in the home office, I find it even more important to set my daily workflow so as not to be distracted by other things. For this, I take several notes in my journal, Outlook and the Microsoft To-Do App. All tasks are prioritized for the day. So I have clear daily goals in focus.
Moving Sufficiently: 10,000 Steps Challenge
I also think it is important to always ensure sufficient movement, as we are simply much less in action at home than in the office. In between, get up again and again, walk through the apartment while on the phone (if you do not disturb your fellow human beings; there have been days when we have forgiven each other phone slots ...) or just grab fresh air on the terrace, in the garden or with the window open. This always helps to recharge new energy and eliminate fatigue symptoms. My personal challenge: take at least 10,000 steps every day – but then home office is really not enough for this, then probably the evening of work is necessary?
In this sense: Stay healthy, connected and moving!
Kathrin
