During the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers had their workers work from home temporarily, while others realized the potential of this model and plan on sustaining it moving forward. As an employee who is working from home, this undoubtedly comes with some awesome benefits. However, to truly reap the benefits you must be able to work effectively from home, which presents its own set of challenges. Here are some crucial tips to help you work from home successfully.

Don’t Treat it Like Working in the Office

While you may think that to maximize your productivity you need to replicate your office environment, the truth is that there is a comfort level to your home that the office can’t replicate, and that you SHOULD bask in the comfort of your home. Over time, this will help you stay more productive because the steps you take will be sustainable.

Create a Customized Schedule that Balances Your Life

Allow your creativity to take over in your creation of a daily schedule that balances both your work tasks and other personal tasks that you will now have an increased ability to focus on by working from home. It is crucial that your schedule factors in completing everything that you need to, but by balancing non-work tasks in your schedule, you are fully maximizing the benefits of working from home.

Know That Communication is Key

Perhaps the easiest way for someone to get in trouble while working from home is to allow their communication with their company to die down. In fact, I suggest being even more in tuned with your chat apps, emails, and phone calls than you would in the office. This is because when you are working from home, your employer will likely expect you to operate with more flexibility. This means that you must pay close attention to what your daily expectations are and to not fall behind.