在家工作的5個必備技巧

I've been working from home since July and in a few short weeks I will return to the office, fingers crossed we get to keep some flexibility after working remote the past few months. As my time comes to a close working remote, I thought I would reflect and share my thoughts on the concept.

自7月以來，我一直在家工作。在未來幾周內，我將要回到辦公室內。上帝保佑在遠離辦公室幾個月之後，我們的工作能有些彈性。說到在家裏工作，我想我願意與你分享對這一概念的看法。

It took a few weeks to get in the mindset of working from home. I started off with big dreams of setting my own hours and immediately settling into a routine. That didn't happen. I was very much used to collaborating with my team members and was also in the midst of helping train my replacement into my old role when I was promoted in May. We couldn't always meet in person in the middle of the day so we have to rely on Skype meetings, conference calls, and Skype messaging.

花費了好幾周，我在家裏工作才進入了狀態。我野心勃勃地想設定自己的時間並遵照執行，但情況卻不是這樣。過去我習慣與團隊成員合作，當5月份被提拔時，我還在訓練我的接替者進入角色。因爲我們不能每天面對面，所以不得不借助Skype會議、電話會議和Skype聊天。

1. Get Dressed & Ready for Your Day

1. 穿戴整齊迎接屬於你的一天

I am not a morning person, this shouldn't surprise ANYONE. I've gotten in the habit of rolling out of bed, throwing on yoga pants and a sweatshirt and sitting down at my computer. It's a bad habit, I still do it, but I try to shower and dressed every day like I'm still headed into the office – which means being ready to work before 8am. Several days out of the week I'm running into our temporary office or headed to site visits with clients, so I have to get dressed up anyways.

我不是一個早起的人，這應該不會使任何人感到驚奇。我已習慣起牀、穿上運動服，然後坐在電腦前。這是個壞習慣，而我還在繼續做，不過我試着像公司上班一樣，每天早上梳洗整理自己，這就意味着我要在早上8點前做好工作的準備。因爲一週有那麼幾天，我都會到臨時辦公室或到一個地方與客戶見面，所以我每天都穿戴整齊。

2. Dedicated Work Space But Don't Be Afraid to Get Out of the House

2. 投入到工作環境中但不排斥外出跑業務

I spent the first few weeks getting my home office decorated. I had every intention of painting the space but with the thought of working remotely from my home office surrounded by four beige walls, I knew it was time to make the space truly my own! One thing I've struggled with is trying to stay organized. At the office I had a place for all my folders, papers, etc. I know, I know – I should try to be eco-friendly, less paper, less folders. It is possible, but with some of my projects, paper is simply inevitable. I invested in a few Poppin goodies to help organize my life. When working from my home office or kitchen counter just isn't cutting it, I simply leave my house. We have a temporary office set up, so you can often find me there or at one of my favorite coffee shops around our office or close to my house. They provide just enough background noise for me and help re-focus on the tasks at hand.

我花費最初的幾周裝修家庭辦公室。我早有計劃好好修葺一下家裏的辦公空間了，而只要我一想到要遠離公司，在四面磚牆包圍的地方工作，我就知道是時候讓它成爲真正屬於自己的辦公空間了。我一直嘗試着保持組織有序。在辦公室，我有個地方放文件夾、紙張及其他東西。我知道，我知道，我應當試着對環境友好，少用紙張，少用文件夾。那是有可能的，但在我的很多項目中，紙張是不可避免的。我配置了一些機械玩意來幫助組織我的生活。當在家庭辦公室工作或者廚房家務也不能打斷它，我就簡單地離開家裏一下。我們有一個臨時的辦公室，所以你能常常在那找到我，或者在我喜歡的辦公室或家庭附近的咖啡廳之一。它們提供了足夠的背景音樂，幫我重新投入到手頭的工作上。

3. Take a Lunch Break But Beware of Snacking

3. 午餐休息時間，但注意零食

Make sure you take time to actually have a lunch break or just a break in general. So often I make my lunch and sit back down at my computer. I've been trying to step away during the lunch hour to have a clear definition between work and life such as running errands, switching the laundry, or catching up on a episode of How to Get Away with Murder. And while taking an actual break during the day is important, beware of constant snacking! I swear I put on the 'work from home 15lb'. Try to keep healthy snacks such as fruits and veggies, or even try Poppin' Peas, a healthier alternative to potato chips, available at Hy-Vee if you live in the Midwest!

確保你空出點時間吃午餐，或者只是簡單的休息一下。我常常做完了午餐，然後又坐回電腦前吃完。我已試着在午餐時間離開一會，並有個將工作與生活區分開的概念，譬如出去辦事、到洗衣店，或者追下譬如《逍遙法外》的電視劇。考慮到每天休息一下是很重要的，但也要注意不能將休息時間變成了較長的零食時間。我發誓，在家工作已使我增長了15磅。嘗試下健康的零食，譬如水果和蔬菜。如果你住在中西部的話，可以嘗試一個可以在Hy-Vee 找到的更健康的薯片替代者，叫Poppin' Peas。

4. Background Noise

4. 背景音樂

I'm a huge fan of background noise so you can usually find me listening to Pandora, Coffitvity, or a pod-cast if I'm doing busy work. Working by yourself, especially at home, can get lonely and at times, very distracting. There may be dirty dishes to be cleaned up or laundry to be folded, you have to be very dedicated to your to-do list and what needs to get done that day. If you ever find yourself getting distracted by your phone when you should be focused on something else – I use the app called Unplugged – it turns your phone on Airplane mode and keeps track of how long you don't touch your phone. It turns into a little game to see how long you can stay off of it.

我是背景音樂的忠實擁躉，所以通常你可以發現我在工作時聽潘多拉、Coffitvity或者其他音頻。特別是在家，自己工作會感到孤單，不時地會非常困擾。可能有髒盤子要洗或衣服要摺疊，不過你也得專注在待辦事項和當天必須完成的任務上。如果發現自己受到手機的干擾，你應當聚焦到其他事情上。我使用一個叫作Unplugged的應用，它可以將你的手機設置爲飛行模式，並記錄你多久沒有觸摸手機。這就像一個考察你能保持多久不觸碰手機的小遊戲。

5. Set Working Hours and STICK TO THEM

5. 制定好工作時間，並遵守他們

The last piece of advice is set firm working hours and stick to them. I may start work at 8am every day, but I often find myself working through lunch and past 5pm. This may not apply to everyone that works from home, but because I don't have kids and my dog is pretty low maintenance, I tend to ignore the clock vs. watching everyone get up from a desk at 5pm and head home. I take work-out classes in the evening, so on those nights, I know I have to shut off and switch gears. One thing I've learned is if you give people access to you past a certain time, especially clients, then learn to expect responses after 'working hours' or more immediately than if you firmly set your boundaries of when you will be accessible.

最後的建議是，設定固定時間並遵守。我可能每天早上8點開始工作，但我常常發現自己甚至把吃午餐的時間也佔用了，一直工作到下午5點。雖然這並不適用於每一個在家工作的人，但因爲我沒有小孩且我的狗不怎麼需要打理，我傾向於忽略時鐘，而不是做一個每一個5點準時離開辦公桌回家的人。因爲我晚上參加運動課程，所以我知道在這些夜晚我應當放鬆下來。我學到的另一件事情是，如果過去一段時間，你讓人在工作的時間聯繫你，特別是客戶，那就學着在工作時間之外或立即給予反饋，而不是固守訪問時間的限制。

It's been a great experience and I've definitely had some days where I'm more than ready to be back in an office setting, but I hope, moving forward that our office allows us to keep some flexibility – some perks include missing on rush hour being able to switch laundry or start the dishes in the middle of the day, meet and co-work with my team members, run to appointments from home instead of running around town. Did I mention spending every day with my dog? I don't know what I will do once I have to be in the office every day – do you think they would notice if I brought Lola in with me?!

這是非常好的經驗，並且我有一段時間還沒準備好返回辦公室場景，但我希望，我們的辦公室可以往前走一步，給我們一些彈性，譬如一些額外獎賞：在上下班高峯時間可以去換件衣服，中午好好吃一段飯，與團隊成員見面或一起工作，從家去約定地點而不是圍着城鎮轉圈。我在每天的行程中提到我的小狗了嗎？我不知道當我在辦公室裏我會做些什麼事情，並且您認爲，如果我帶上小狗Lola，他們會留意到嗎？

Every experience has it's ups and downs, but I hope these 5 tips help you in the future if you ever have the opportunity to work from home!

每一個經驗都有好有壞，但如果你有機會在家裏工作，我希望這5個小技巧能在未來幫助到你。

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