How to make your workspace more productive?

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Abdul Rehman · Accepted Answer

People who work in offices sometimes waste time looking at their cell phones and tablets instead of working. The best way to confront this problem is to put the electronic devices away in a drawer so people won’t look at them. They will spend less time on these things and there will be more time to focus on work.

Hamza Afzal Butt · Answer

If you’ve ever sat at a desk to do work but found yourself adjusting, stretching and moving too often to stay focused, then you’re aware of the importance of having a correctly fitted table and chair. In my mind, I can say one's sitting arrangement will cost his workers productivity.

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Smart gadgets like mobile phones should be kept away from workers by doing so workers will be less distracted and perform better jobs in less time.

Rukhsar Amjad · Answer

If you can manage, give yourself more than one space to work from. Putting yourself in a new space with different qualities and things to look at quite literally shifts your brain and helps you stay focused.

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If your employees are sitting in a messy room, you’re probably not getting as much work done as you should. You should spend some budget on cleaning up the space and organizing things on daily basis to help them be more productive.

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Research shows that it’s good to have plants at work. They help make the air cleaner, and they make people more energetic and more creative. That’s important, too.

Saqib Ali · Answer

For me, a productive workspace is where I don't have to get up from my seat often (without my choice). To list a few things from the top of my head, a place with the following traits is a great fit for me:

- Minimum distractions and disturbance from the surrounding
- Maximum number of accessible power sockets
- Excellent internet connectivity
- Comfortable furniture and setting

* And most importantly, a corner space - because I prefer to work with some privacy.

Hamza Afzal · Answer

In my opinion, one of the cheapest but most effective way to enhance productivity is the Lighting of the workspace, it is one of the most important factors in staying focused and feeling inspired to create, yet it’s one of the most overlooked and least invested factor as well.

Alper Özbay · Answer

I usually like to work by taking breaks. When I stay in front of the computer for hours, I feel pain all over. So I usually get up every 15 or 20 minutes to get up and drink water and walk around the house a bit. I also drink some high-caffeinated coffee. This keeps me fit all the time.

Irina Heinz · Answer

@kpyto I've checked it out, thanks!

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Make some snacks for your work party. Do not purchase junk food. For example, buy nuts, fruit, and hummus. coz our brain needs nourishment to keep going.

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@saqib301 It is proven through many studies that distraction is one of the primary reasons for reducing employees' productivity. I agree with you that minimum distraction improves employee productivity, so is a comfortable office environment.

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@jessie_m Yes, it is one of the best ways to improve employee productivity.

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Appreciation on good work, monthly bonus on good work, comfortable sitting arrangement and good lighting in workspace upgraded and fast tools etc, are the mandatory factors to improve for good outcomes

Katie · Answer

Productivity, to the most extent, is driven by the physical and mental state of the performer. Anything that makes one feel more energetic and motivated towards the task would improve productivity. How?
- Provide a bright, happy place to work with good sitting/standing desk arrangement
- Make sure that the performer feels the task at hand is valued and whatever he/she is doing is making a difference. Verbal appreciation/rewards/talking about the impact of the work are a few tricks that always work wonders!

And have the option for employees to set some "Do not disturb" hours as the opportunity to try focus work.

How to make your workspace more productive?

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