in this new normal more and more of us are working from home and whilst that allows us to create our own schedules save time and money by eliminating our daily commutes working from home successfully requires a space that promotes efficiency identify what you need everyone s job is different so naturally it would mean that your requirements for your space will be different from your partners create a list off all the items you need and set up a space that meets those requirements choose a dedicated area remember even though you re working from home your home should still feel like your home pick 1 area preferably a quiet area that allows you some privacy if you live with other people that way you re able to keep your work to the office and you can still enjoy the rest of your house without always thinking of work have a way to keep time it s been found that you ll be more productive if you get up and move throughout the day even without knowing it going to the bathroom or getting a cup of coffee gives you a mental break that makes you more productive it s a lot harder to remind yourself to give you mental breaks when you re working from home and next thing you know you ve worked 16 hours for the fifth day in a row make sure that you set alarms on your phone that force you to check the time as you re working