WELL-BEING TIPS TO MAKE WORKING FROM HOME WORK FOR YOU
Is working from home new for you? Many offices are navigating a transition to remote colleagues and virtual meetings. Here at Blue Zones Project – Healthy Klamath we are also working remote, so we've inlcuded some best practices in colleague onboarding. Here’s a few highlights and tips to guide you through the change.
Personal well-being tips:
1. UNPLUG
Be sure to take breaks to unplug, get away from all technology and focus on something else. Whether its cooking a meal (check out our recipes), working in the yard, or playing with your dog – just make sure you make time to do it daily. Research suggests that constant connectivity lowers productivity and reduces your ability to manage stress. In addition, too much screen time is bad for your eyes!
Be sure to take breaks to unplug, get away from all technology and focus on something else. Whether its cooking a meal (check out our recipes), working in the yard, or playing with your dog – just make sure you make time to do it daily. Research suggests that constant connectivity lowers productivity and reduces your ability to manage stress. In addition, too much screen time is bad for your eyes!
2. GET OUTSIDE
Nature is a mood booster and helps with productivity. When possible, think out of the box and schedule a walk or just spend some time outside. Challenge yourself to 10,000 steps a day or simply take a phone call outside. Fresh air is always a good idea!
Nature is a mood booster and helps with productivity. When possible, think out of the box and schedule a walk or just spend some time outside. Challenge yourself to 10,000 steps a day or simply take a phone call outside. Fresh air is always a good idea!
3. 5-3-1
The Center for Healthy Minds advises us to remember the 5-3-1 rule. This daily practice includes a 5 minute meditation, writing down 3 good things that happened and completing one act of kindness (all things we can do while social distancing!). Meditation rookie? There’s a bunch of apps to guide you (Headspace, Calm or Glo all offer great, beginner meditation)
The Center for Healthy Minds advises us to remember the 5-3-1 rule. This daily practice includes a 5 minute meditation, writing down 3 good things that happened and completing one act of kindness (all things we can do while social distancing!). Meditation rookie? There’s a bunch of apps to guide you (Headspace, Calm or Glo all offer great, beginner meditation)
Work From Home (WFH) Tips from our BZP Colleagues
Kelsey’s WFH Tip: Self-Care First
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Jessie's WFH Tip: Set Yourself up for Success
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Kendra's WFH Tip: Clock-in and Clock-out
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Other Great WFH Resources
- Make sure you’re taking breaks. Here’s a great reminder you can implement that forces you to do so: Break Timer (Google Chrome extension)
- Check out our Get Up Offa That Thing flyer for some easy desk stretches that you can do at home.
- Gallup Article: How to Keep Remote Worker Well-Being High
- LinkedIn Article: 4 Ways you can give your remote workforce a sense of togetherness