It is exciting to work from home for most people because you get to choose your hours of work. However, despite working from being awesome, it can pose some challenges like being focused and affect creativity.
Interestingly with a few tricks can easily inspire creativity as you work from home which will in return help enhance efficiency. Here are a few tips on how to bolster creativity when working from home:
Take a break and laugh
You can take a humor break if you are feeling uncreative and stuck by watching a comedy show or some funny clip. Laugher enhances creativity and taking a humor break for 15 to 20 minutes can cheer you up. According to studies laughing at funny videos, memes or photos can help recharge your energy thus enabling you to confront dull, challenging to frustrating work.
Listening to music
Several people listen to music as they work but some find background noise or music distracting. But if you are looking to boost productivity while working from home you should listen to music. It is a good way of giving the brain a creative boost and any type of music can work. Music triggers the release of dopamine in the brain which is the hormone that results in a happier mood and positive feelings. When your mood is uplifted it is easier to be creative and tackle challenging work.
Exercise or meditate
Although exercising is tough it can be an effective way of improving one’s mental well-being. Therefore this boosts creativity as well as makes one healthier and leaves you feeling energetic. Alternatively, you can meditate as this helps the body to relax. Just close your eyes and breath slowly and imagine as you exhale the stress is leaving your body.
Have a drink
You can take a beer but this is ideal towards the end of the day when you feel that you are running low on productivity. Research shows that alcohol can cause the right distraction adequate to inspire creativity. People easily find creative solutions with a blood alcohol level of 0.07.
