在家工作的七大技巧(Seven Tips for Working From Home)
在家工作的七大技巧
在80年代初，我曾在一對住在洛杉磯山腳下的企業家夫婦的家中度過了幾個晚上。這對夫婦會定期邀請人們到他們家聊天。聊什麼？什麼都談，生活、人際關係、生意，最重要的是–未來。那是一群非正式的大師小組，一群熱愛好酒，有遠見卓識，也喜歡好的談話。客人們討論了有趣的夜晚後，丈夫把我請進了他的辦公室（但那時候還不是在家工作），給我看了一個相當大的長方形硬塑料盒子。那是一個盒子，上面有一個很小的5英寸的屏幕。他把它打開，屏幕上閃動著亮黃色的單色字符，亮了起來。他說:「這是一個奧斯本！」「一個奧斯本？」 我問道。 「一台奧斯本電腦」他說。
以今天的標準來看，這台個人電腦的前身並沒有什麼好看的地方。現在市面上最便宜的手機，其計算能力比他桌子上的那個大盒子要強得多。儘管如此，我還是被震撼到了。更重要的是，我記住了他接下來說的那句話。 「這種技術將改變這個世界，改變人們在這個世界上做生意的方式。」顯然，我可以看到計算機將如何提升業務，但是，我還是不明白他的意思。他解釋說：「這種技術， 將使人們可以在任何地方做生意--甚至在家裡也可以！」如果有的話，這是一個預言家的評論。
在家工作的技巧
在家工作已經變得越來越普遍，有時也像今天一樣更有必要。所以，如果你這些天在家工作，這裡有一些事情需要考慮：
- 建立一個專門的區域作為你的工作空間；它可以是一個房間，也可以只是一張桌子，但這就是你的工作空間。
- 專注於此，不要分心。你的家現在就是你的辦公室，把你的工作空間當做你的辦公室，像在辦公室裡一樣安排好你的一天。
- 使用指尖上的技術，讓你的技術隨心所欲。1.Teams、Zoom、GoToMeeting或任何其他允許你與人在線交談的平台。2.這裡有一個瘋狂的想法，用亞歷山大-格雷厄姆-貝爾發明的21世紀版本的東西–電話，來與人交談。
- 這種技術很好，但要遠離社交媒體，除非是直接與工作相關的。
- 計劃好你的一天，在你的日曆上，按時間來安排你的工作。這將幫助你保持注意力集中，步入正軌。
- 與可能和你一起在家的人溝通你的期望和基本規則（幼兒和更小的孩子是個例外）。
- 離開你的 "工作區 "休息，休息時間結束後立即回到你的工作區。
In the early 1980s, I spent one of several evenings in the home of an entrepreneurial couple who lived in the foothills of Los Angeles. This couple would regularly invite people over to their home to talk. Talk about what? Everything. Life, relationships, business, and most of all – the future. It was an informal mastermind group of people who loved good wine, forward-thinking, and great conversation. One night after an interesting discussion among that night’s guests, the husband invited me into his office (but not working from home back then) and showed me a fairly large rectangular hard-plastic box. It was a box with a very small, 5” screen on it. He turned it on and it lit up with bright yellow monochromatic characters that flashed on the screen. He said – “It’s an Osborne!” “An Osborne what?” I asked. “An Osborne computer,” he said.
By today’s standards, this precursor to the personal computer wasn’t much to look at. The least expensive mobile phones on the market today have infinitely more computing power than that big box on his desk. Nevertheless, I was impressed. More importantly, I remember the words he said next: “This kind of technology will change the world and the way people do business in it,” Clearly, I could see how computers would enhance the business but, I still didn’t understand what he meant. He explained that this type of technology “will allow people to do business anywhere – even at home!” This was a prophetic comment if ever there was one.
Working From Home Tips
Working from home has become more common, and sometimes like today – more necessary. So, if you’re working from home these days, here are some things to consider:
- Establish a dedicated area as your workspace. It could be a room or just a table. But that is your workspace.
- Focus. Don’t get distracted. Your home is now your office. Treat your workspace like your office. Structure your day like you would in an office.
- Use the technology that is at your fingertips.
- Teams, Zoom, GoToMeeting or any other platform that allows you to talk to people online.
- Here’s a crazy idea – talk to people using that 21st Century version of what Alexander Graham Bell invented – your telephone.
- That technology is great – but stay OFF social media unless it is directly work-related.
- Plan your day. Schedule your work on your calendar, hour by hour. This will help you stay focused and on track.
- Communicate your expectations and ground rules with anyone else that may be at home with you (toddlers and younger are an exception).
- Take breaks away from your “workspace” and go back to your workspace immediately after your break time is over.
Working from home can be productive, I know. I’ve done it off and on for more than 35 years. The trick is that you have to have a plan and work that plan… even when your work is also your home.
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