Are you at work? Or are you working from somewhere outside the office? Where exactly do you read this article?

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19, there have been many changes in our daily routines. We used to have a much more solid routine of going to the office and then catching up with friends at a restaurant or taking the bus on the way home. But for the past year, we were not able to maintain a routine that we got used to. In fact, we had to get used to a new one which many of us found challenging.  Even though it made many of us depressed in the beginning, it also gave us enlightenment on many issues.

We learned that we could be more flexible on many things that we stress about. It was very hard in the beginning; however, we managed to stay home for months until things got better for both our mental and physical health. Well, clearly before the pandemic, working from home was an unlikely situation for most of us. Because we were not aware of the option that it was doable for not only freelancers but almost every profession.  We realized that being in the office is not the only option to get things done. With the changes we all experienced, working remotely has become an option. A good one.

Now, we all want to have the option of hybrid working allowing us to be at the office or stay at home whenever we choose. This solid shift affected the office culture more than we could have ever imagined; it changed things for good.

Have you ever heard of the term ‘’mobile workforce?’’ A mobile workforce is where employees are not bound to each other physically but digitally. With the help of many mobile devices such as computers, smart phones, or smart devices in general, they are able to do every task without being able to be with each other. As we all know, the pandemic has led many of us to stay at home and most importantly ‘’work’’ from home. By doing so, even when the pandemic eased off, ‘’working from home’’ or as we call it  working from ‘’anywhere,’’ has become a thing. This situation taught us that we are not bound to each other to get things done. Although working remotely is an option now, it also creates more challenging issues which lead people to choose to work in an office environment.

Many companies provide mobile devices to their employees ensuring easy access to in-company information. However, working from home or somewhere else is not always the case for people who work with sensitive information. Actually, we don’t need to be working with sensitive information to consider our data security.

So even though we would LOVE to work anywhere we could, there are some issues to be solved first. So we gathered 7 tips on how to work from anywhere for you to work in a more chill, secure and flowing way.

7 Tips to Work From Everywhere

     1. Keep a dedicated office space

To have a clear space of work is one of the most important things to be working in a productive way. A productive office space which you can arrange by doing not only huge changes but small, can give you all the motivation to work creatively and freely.  Cluttered space, cluttered mind. In situations where we need to focus, the slightest distraction can affect our concentration. Therefore we would not be able to work effectively as we want. So it is important to have a dedicated and clear workspace for your comfort and productivity. Our tip for you to have a clear workspace is to have a decluttered desk. Just tidying up before and after you work will make a huge difference on your productivity. Digital decluttering is also very important as well. Don’t forget to declutter all the junk on your laptop once a week!

       2. Leave home

If you work remotely 24/7, it is also very important to leave home once a while. One must find a quiet place to work in peace to have a different work environment. This will definitely boost up your creativity and efficiency but most importantly your productivity. So consider working in a local coffee shop where you can treat yourself with some delicious coffee and feel much cosier than you would feel at home. And maybe try going to the office at least once or twice a week so you would not miss the feeling of the office environment.

      3. Use a VPN

We have already gathered 2 tips for you to work from anywhere; however, using a VPN is one of the most important tips we can offer you. It may sound unnecessary but trust us. You. Need. This.

Our MDM solution MobiVisor launches a highly necessary feature that will allow everyone to work from anywhere, anytime. Remember our tip where we talked about leaving home freely? Maybe the idea of leaving home did not seem realistic since data security is a crucial aspect we all need to consider. Well, you won’t need to worry, because MobiVisor’s highly demanding feature Per-App-VPN is here to make sure that anyone can work from anywhere, securely.

How does MobiVisor VPN work? You may ask. MobiVisor VPN encrypts Internet traffic in real time. When a mobile device such as computers, tablets or mobile phones leaves the secure corporate WLAN, MobiVisor VPN establishes an encrypted connection to the corporate servers and it is always protected in insecure/ open WLANs.  Besides that, you can decide which apps and domains are worthy of protection and shall use VPN. To learn more about MobiVisor’s VPN feature as well as about our MDM solution itself, click here!

    4. Be positive

In the beginning of the pandemic where almost all of us were stuck at home trying not to get caught Covid, it was highly depressing and stressful. However, as we got through many things, we were able to get used to the idea of staying at home, wearing a mask etc. So to work efficiently and try to stay positive is something that we should never forget. 🙂  It is highly important to stay positive even when things get really complicated. Even though the reason why  we stayed and worked from home had an unpleasant reason, we all managed to get through it. Although the home office situation seemed impossible in the beginning, now it is given to us as a permanent solution. In short, we need to stay positive to have an option to work from home.

     5. Take breaks

We should take a break at least a few times to gain back or boost up our productivity. This tip actually connects to the previous ones where we suggest you leave your regular work space once a while. One must take a break while working daily as well as from their work space. This will definitely help your mental as well as your physical health.  Whether it is chatting with colleagues or drinking coffee, we regularly take breaks when we work in the office. It gives us the option to renew our brain as well as our concentration. Our brain cannot concentrate for very long without having to take breaks. That is why, we must not get to the point where we work constantly without any breaks just because we are working at home. This would both definitely decrease our productivity as well as our motivation; can make us much more tired than we would get when we work in an office environment.  Ideally, one should work for an hour and take 5-10 minute breaks.

     6. Try to wear your regular clothes

It is a fact that pyjamas are the comfiest outfit we can put on. However, it also puts us into the mood of relaxing and chilling which we don’t want while trying to finish up a task asap. So next time you start working try to put on regular clothes which are comfortable but still put you into a ‘’work’’ mood. You will definitely feel much more confident, efficient and productive.

     7. Determine your work hours

It is one of the most important tips for those of you who work remotely. Research shows that one of the increasing problems of remote working is not being able to unplug after work hours. When we are at home, it becomes easy to work whenever we feel efficient. However, it also leads us to work on any kind of task anytime. It is our tip for you to determine regular working hours so you would find time for your social life as well.