Working from Home for the First Time? Here Are 3 Tips to Help You Make the Transition

COVID-19 has more workers than ever working from home and, for some, it can be an especially challenging adjustment.

This employee is working from home, but she is doing two things wrong and one thing right. She’s dressed up for her work day but she’s sitting on her bed in a potentially uncomfortable position that could aggravate or cause back, shoulder, neck, and wrist pain. She should move to a desk and ensure an ergonomic set-up. | Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash

Are you working from home for the first time due to coronavirus (COVID-19) precautions? Here are some simple ways to make the transition easier. These tips might be especially useful in the event that you’ll be working from home indefinitely.

Working from home can get old very quickly, so these simple tips could make the whole process a little bit easier and a lot more comfortable:

1) Just say NO to working in pyjamas

Though the novelty of working in pyjamas for the first week or so might be nice, this is something you’ll need to reconsider very soon. Most people who have been working from home for a long time know the importance of doing something every single morning to mark the transition from home life to work life.

Start the day by following your normal routine as closely as possible—breakfast, coffee, reading the news, listening to a podcast, or whatever else you typically do.