This article discusses 5 Ways To Feel Your Best While Working From Home. Working from home can become monotonous and make you start to feel sluggish, especially if you spend most of the day seated and managing chronic pain. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. With a few simple tips from the International Pain Foundation, you can make the most of your time on the job and fit in some much-needed self-care.
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Have Regular Check-Ins With Your Therapist
Mental and physical health are equally important. Prioritize talking to your therapist when you feel stressed or anxious. Since you work from home, you can also access your therapist from home. Take advantage of virtual therapy, where you have a secure, private connection with a mental health professional of your choosing from a variety of specialties. You’ll save the time you would have spent traveling and pay less for treatment. Many therapists will even let you schedule a first-time meeting free of charge to see if the two of you are a good fit.
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Excellent a Productive Home Office Environment
Find a room in your home with plenty of natural light and very few distractions to create a more productive and stress-free environment to do your work. Natural light can change your mood and make a room more welcoming and relaxing. To avoid unnecessary stress, use a scheduling system to keep all your meetings and project information on a cloud-based system so you can have it with you at all times. Research shows that staying organized promotes a more productive atmosphere for work.
When choosing products for your home or home office, it is essential to do your research. For items like humidifiers or air quality monitors, there are many available options to decide between. See unbiased reviews to get a good sense of what you’re purchasing. That will allow you to spend with confidence.
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Meditate Every Day
Start every morning with meditation to clear your mind and increase your ability to focus. You can create a space in your home to help you feel more relaxed and boost the experience. For example, it could be as simple as creating a nook in the corner of your office with a tent and some lovely aromatherapy candles. Choose a scent that makes you feel happy and energized, and play some calming music to set the mood. You only need a few minutes each day to make an impact.
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Separate Your Work Life From Private Life
The most challenging thing about working from home is finding a work/life balance. You should have your office space in a private room because it removes you from the rest of the house and makes you feel more like you’re at work. Make a schedule and stick to it so you feel like you’re beginning and ending your career in a routine.
If you aren’t getting the work/life balance you want with your current employer, it may be necessary to look elsewhere. Kick off your job search by updating your resume with a free resume builder. You can quickly create an attractive, unique resume showing your experience to prospective employers. That’ll help you find a job with the necessary balance to allow you to care for yourself as you need to.
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Take Lunch Breaks Outside With Friends
Go outside during the day for your breaks. The sun provides vitamin D, which is essential for your overall health. You’ll also get some fresh air and feel more rejuvenated before returning to work. Additionally, schedule a few lunch breaks where you can meet with a friend on an outdoor patio restaurant or invite them over to have lunch in your backyard. Working from home can be isolating and make you feel like missing out on social interaction.
Now that you have a few tips to change your at-home job experience don’t forget to change it now and then. Maintaining a healthy schedule is difficult when you start to get bored. Also, keep an open mind so you don’t punish yourself when you fall behind your schedule.
The International Pain Foundation is dedicated to advocating for access to and quality care for individuals suffering from conditions causing chronic pain. For more information, please visit our website or contact us today!
Published by: International Pain Foundation, iPain Blog
