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15 Quick Steps to Improve
Your Home Office
By: Janet Hall, The Person/Place Energy Mover
1. Shift your attention to what works, to the present, and
vow to take action now.
2. Look at your present furniture arrangements and your
workflow that comes into your space, how and where used in your
space and leaves your space.
3. Identify your time robbers (people and technology) and put
a stop to them. For instance, checking email once in the AM and
once in the PM.
4. De-clutter and organize. Sort and organize all surface
areas then your files, boxes and bookcases. To learn more visit
http://overhall.com/September/home_office.htm
5. Clean! Dust, vacuum, polish, mop, scrub, shine.
6. Add scent. Different scent's can evoke different memories,
good or bad, and can cause allergic reactions for some. Choose a
scent that feels right to you and those working for you. If your
confidence needs a boost use rosemary in a small dish or
diffuser.
Distance scent travels:
- By wearing or applying directly-up to two feet
- By infusing in moving water-up to three feet
- By a heat element into air-up to six feet
- By hot air projection system-up to twelve feet
7. Add sound. Music can increase productivity, distract from
disliked activities, heighten emotional experiences, and relaxes
and helps with concentration. Pay attention to tempo, type, and
variety with the kind of work and time of day. The right mix of
sounds can help prevent isolation, yet not enough to disturb or
interrupt.
When to use: beginning of work day, working on a project,
before and after lunch, and end of day.
Other sounds to consider:
Fans whirling, Animal sounds (birds chirping, pets), Wind
Chimes, Bubbling waters as in fish tanks, indoor fountains, and
Clocks.
"The human body is a bio-electrical system which can be
altered, strengthened, and/or balanced through the use of
sound."
- Ted Andrews, author of The Healer's Manual
8. Add color/lighting. Color can affect you attitudes,
emotions, and even health. Colors are frequency wavelengths.
Colors also change when viewed from different angles, time of
day, lighting, and season, so consider the time of day, weather,
season, lighting, age, and your culture when viewing color.
Primary Colors: Red gives importance and emphasizes; Yellow
can lighten a heavy work load and elevate mental activity; Blue
helps one to concentrate (heart & breathing rates slow).
Secondary Colors: Orange should be used sparingly in studies,
libraries, quiet work areas, and reading areas; Green supports
growth and change; White signals cleanliness and purity, and
encourage carefulness.
Lighting: Research has found that cool white fluorescent
lighting creates bodily stress and interferes with learning
abilities, while full-spectrum fluorescent lighting creates
little or no stress and improves behavior and academic
achievement.
10. Bring in nature. Plants, animals, rocks/stones, shells,
birds
nest, or pictures depicting nature.
11. Rearrange your space. For focus and concentration you want
to face a sturdy, visually appealing object. To gain more
inspiration face a nice outdoor scene or nature. Create "zones"
for different tasks.
Yin tasks require introspection and contemplation. Yin
workspaces (think library) make you feel relaxed, isolated and
absorbed, where you can think, focus on a job task and are
not concerned with what others are doing.
Yang tasks require interaction and communication. Yang
workspaces are crowded, encourage activity, interaction, have
bright lights and make you feel energetic and excited.
12. Space Clearing. From the land, to the building materials,
to those that might have lived/worked in the spaces before you;
a space clearing is a must to clear out any negative
vibrations/frequencies or energies left behind by others. Space
clearing leaves you and your space energized and with that "aha
this feels great" feeling. To learn more about space clearing
visit
http://overhall.com/spaceclearingt.htm
13. Ergonomics. Your work space could cause or contribute to
musculoskeletal and nerve disorders. Be aware of your working or
sitting position and how you use your workstations, the position
of your computer monitor, keyboard, wrist and mouse, and the
type of chair you sit in. Make adjustments accordingly. To learn
more about ergonomics visit our many recommended checklists
http://overhall.com/checklists.htm
14. Clean & organize your computer. Clean your computer and
elements at least every 3-6 months. For a f*ree how-to guide
from cleaning your keyboard to inside your computer visit
http://www.computercleaningguide.com/ . Organize and
back up your computer files daily to weekly. For step-by step
how-to's see special "Clean & Organize Your Computer E-book at
http://overhall.com/September/home_office.htm
15. Start a "maintenance schedule and routines" you can live
and work with to maintain yourself and your home office. |
