The other day I blogged about The Remote Work Report and how most people, given the opportunity, love working remotely. Some work from home, while others prefer coffee shops for even remote working spaces. For those of you who spend some or all of your time working from home, Christopher Hiller has some tips on how to do so effectively.
The most important of these are to have a home office and good equipment. The home office is important not only for psychological reasons but also because it provides a place where you can shut the door and focus on the task at hand. Hiller recommends against working on, say, the couch both for focus and health reasons.
The mandate to have good equipment is pretty obvious but as Hiller says, a craftsman doesn’t try to work with inferior tools and you shouldn’t either if you want to produce good work. Some equipment that you might not think about are a good, boom-mounted microphone and earphones. You’ll need those for teleconferencing, which you’ll probably be doing a lot.
The rest of Hiller’s post focuses on good habits, things like working regular hours and being able to stop at the end of your day. Take a look at his post. Most of it’s common sense but if you’re just starting out it can be a big help.