Working from home, a journalist is faced with many irritants. Either the cat tears up the upholstery of the sofa, then the children rush around the apartment, and instead of a structure for an article in their head, "if only they did not break an expensive vase." It is difficult to work in such an atmosphere, but there are several proven ways to abstract from the outside world and forget about the vase.
It is necessary
- - headphones;
- - stickers;
- - alarm;
- - patience.
Instructions
Step 1
Create a background music playlist. It's good to write to foreign tracks - you don't listen to the words. When you put on headphones, music drowns out extraneous sounds and helps to immerse yourself in yourself. The head will not hurt if you work with light trance, pop-rock or British indie.
Step 2
Paradoxically, authors come up with the best ideas in the bathroom or toilet. If you have children at home, you can disappear for a while by closing in the bathroom and thinking. During the NaNoWriMo International Writing Marathon, most of the participants use this method. Some are working right here, locking themselves up for hours on end.
Step 3
Get up before everyone else for two to three hours. You will have to go to bed earlier, but you will be able to work in peace and quiet. Or choose a time when no one is at home. At this hour, write as much as possible, and before it, study the material and collect texture.
Step 4
If you are unable to concentrate at work because you are very aroused, do a simple breathing exercise. Breathe in and out slowly for 30 seconds. A sufficient amount of oxygen will enter the brain and it will become easier to react to what is happening around. You will calm down and the desire to drive everyone out of the apartment will disappear.
Step 5
Agree with your household that no one will touch you at certain hours. If they have urgent questions or things to do, let them write you notes and hang them on the refrigerator. This is your legal three hours a day. For example, you can lock yourself in the kitchen or bedroom, put up a sign that you are working.
