4 Tips for Staying Focused When Working from the Local Coffee Shop
I recently had a former student ask me how I stay motivated to work from home or coffee shops. I’m currently working from my laptop at the Panera down the street, so I thought now would be a good time to list 4 tips that are helping me stay focused at the moment:
- Focus on completing/make a written list of your 3 most important tasks for the day, which are probably your most difficult and time-consuming (but a measly 3 tasks always seems more doable than a list of 10 small things!)
- Put your phone on airplane mode (texts and incoming email get especially tempting when you don’t want to get to the hard work)
- Listen to classical music, jazz, or whatever helps you focus (I actually bring 2 pairs of ear buds just in case)
- Wear comfortable clothes (I’m not going to lie, I tend to wear layers, even in the summer, so I don’t get too cold and unfocused)
For those of you out there working from a laptop without a traditional boss or traditional working hours, teaching online, freelancing, or even just telecommuting for a big corporation, I hope this helped!
Happy working and happy living 🙂