How to Change Your Work Location So You Can Get Things Done

Wondering if changing your work location will help you get things done?

Do you need a bit of inspiration and motivation to give your productivity a boost?

In this post, you’ll find a few tips geared to helping you switch your physical location in the name of productivity.

Who knows, this change might just be the change you need to energize your daily routine!

Choose A Productivity-Boosting environment.

Where you work plays a big role in your ability to get things done.

Think hard about what types of environments both stimulate and stifle your energy levels, creativity, and ability to focus.

Find yourself constantly distracted while working from home?

It might be time to pack your things up and head to a local coffee-house or co-working space so you can focus on your work.

And what if you feel a large shared work space is filled with too much energy and noise?

You might consider a sleepy coffee shop or your living room at home as a place to work.

Select locations with limited resources.

Need help focusing on your work? Try working in locations that lock you into an environment filled with limited resources.

Granted, nowadays it’s becoming more and more difficult to find places where you can’t get a cell phone signal, wi-fi connection, or print documents.

However, such places do exist.

Think creatively; is there a place you can visit or temporarily visit where cell phone conversations are not allowed, wi-fi connection is spotty, or painfully slow?

Make Your tasks location specific.

Thinking transferring all your work to a new environment?

Choose only one or two tasks that to complete in your new work location.

For example, you could brainstorm new ideas and conduct research at your local library.

This way, your mind automatically associates the library with research and brainstorming and you can better focus on the tasks at hand.

Another reason to make tasks location specific is that you can force yourself to complete work within a specific time frame.

Working at the library from 4:00 p.m. until closing time might just be the motivation you need to finish your work.

How about you? How are you going to change your work location? Join the conversation and leave a comment below!

Rashelle Isip Productivity Coach and Founder of The Order Expert®

Rashelle Isip is a New York City-based productivity coach, consultant, and founder of The Order Expert®. With over 16 years of experience, she helps entrepreneurs and executives replace the "hustle and grind" mindset with one of "ease and flow." Rashelle is a former contributing columnist for Inc.com and Lifehack.org, and has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, NBC News, The Washington Post, and NPR. She is the author of four books, including The Order Expert’s Guide to Time Management. When not helping clients master their schedules, she enjoys scouting for practical, well-designed office supplies. Learn more at TheOrderExpert.com.

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