如何在家高效 快樂的工作?

The opportunity to work from home can be a dream come true: no time spent commuting, no sitting in traffic, and the flexibility to work wherever and maybe even whenever you want. However, some people find it difficult to maintain a high level of productivity while working at home, and others find that the isolation causes depression, which is bad for both their personal and professional life. The following tips are proven to help people who work from home maintain their sanity, their happiness, and their productivity.

在家裏工作的夢想逐漸成爲現實：不必再花費時間通勤，不用在乘坐公交上費時間，可以自由選擇何時甚至何地進行工作。然而，有些人發現，在家裏工作很難保持高效，還有一些人發現，與人隔離會導致抑鬱，這對於個人生活和工作都不利。接下來這裏有一些建議可以幫助在家工作的人保持精神愉悅、快樂以及高效。

1. Get Up and Get Dressed

1. 起牀並穿好衣服

It might seem like fun to work in your pajamas, but the reality is that people are more productive and have higher self-esteem when they don professional clothing. Research published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology indicates that wearing a lab coat or a doctor's coat increases sustained and selective attention. They call this "enclothed cognition." Dressing for work, even if you work at home, increases your attention to the tasks at hand, your efficiency and your productivity.

穿着睡衣睡覺或許看起來很有趣，但是現實情況是當人們穿着正式工作的服裝的時候，效率會高出很多。《實驗心理學雜誌》有一項調查顯示，穿上白大褂和醫生的外套會增加人的持續和選擇性的注意力。他們稱之爲“覆蓋性認知”。穿戴整齊去工作，即便是在家裏，因爲這會增加你對於手頭工作的注意力，提高你的效率。

In addition, you will likely feel better and ready to face your day if you rise, shower, and dress in the morning. Staying in jammies all day is a great thing to do now and then on a day of rest, but is not conducive to being productive.

另外，如果你早起洗個澡，穿好衣服，你會感覺很歡快地面對新的一天。一整天都穿着睡衣是一件很棒的事情，但是這不利於高效率完成工作。

2. Have a Separate Office Space

2. 把辦公的地方分離出來

Students are often advised not to study in bed, because we associate bed with sleep. Therefore, when we are in bed studying, our minds think we should go to sleep. This causes some students to get less done if they study in bed.

學生們經常被教育說不要在牀上學習，因爲在牀上容易睡覺。因此，當我們在牀上學習的時候，我們的大腦會有一個信號告訴我們該去睡覺了。如果他們待在牀上睡覺，會導致一些學生完不成任務。

To be productive while working at home, it is best to have a dedicated office or office space. If it is not a separate room, it could be the corner or area of a bigger room. When you are in your work area, you are working. When you are not in your work area, you are doing something else. If you live with people other than young children, they should understand that when you are doing your work, they should only interrupt you if it is important.

如果想在家裏高效工作，最好的辦法是把辦公的場所分離開來。如果不是一個獨立的房間的話，一個大一點的房間的一角也可以。當你工作的時候在工作區域，當你做其他事情的時候待在非工作區域。如果你不是和孩子一塊住，那麼其他人應該理解你的工作，除非有重要的事情，否則不要打擾你。

3. Create a Schedule

3. 做一個日程表

When you have flexibility, you can set your own schedule. This is different than having the flexibility to do things whenever you want. For example, if you are a parent of school-age children, you likely want to set your working hours while the kids are in school. Whatever schedule works for you, do your best to stick to it. You will find you are more productive when you set up a structure for yourself.

當你的時間靈活自由的時候，你可以設置自己的日程表。你可以在時間靈活的時候做任何事情，但這是與此不同的。舉個例子，如果你的孩子正在上學，你可以設置你的工作時間在孩子上學的時候。不管制定了什麼計劃，都要堅持執行。你將會發現你的效率會更高，當你爲自己設置了一個日程表的時候。

It may help you to keep track of what you do all day for a couple of weeks. Be honest; for example, if you get a personal phone call and end up talking for half an hour, write that down. The insights gained from examination of your daily activities may help you refine your schedule.

在一開始的幾周之中，隨時記錄你每天做的事情可能會對你產生幫助。一定注意，舉個例子，如果你接了一個私人電話，並且一聊就是半個小時或者一個小時，記錄下來。這些日常生活中的記錄將會幫助你重新設置自己的計劃。

And don't forget to see people and get some sunshine when you are not working! In the end, focusing on work during work time and play during play time will keep you sane and healthy. Sounds easier than it is, but worth all the effort.

當你沒有工作的時候，不要忘記去看看周圍的人和曬曬太陽。最後，工作的時候要集中精力，該玩的時候開心去玩，這會讓你的身體保持一種健康的狀態。聽起來好像很容易，但是需要盡力去做。

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