{"id":103425,"date":"2023-08-04T09:29:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T14:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=103425"},"modified":"2023-08-04T09:29:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T14:29:14","slug":"beyond-the-pandemic-how-to-set-up-an-ideal-work-from-home-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/beyond-the-pandemic-how-to-set-up-an-ideal-work-from-home-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the pandemic: How to set up an ideal work-from-home space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Yue Li<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s just temporary. &#8230;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sure. As of June, 66% of Americans worked remotely, at least part time, while 68% would prefer to be fully remote, according to recruiting site <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/advice\/remote-work-statistics\/#:~:text=Currently%2C%2068%25%20of%20Americans%20would,to%20work%20from%20home%20indefinitely\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zippia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWorking from home actually works,\u201d said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=JsNgEMMAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mohamad Awada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the lead author of a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34420999\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2021 research study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on productivity during the COVID-19 pandemic. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to deteriorate your productivity.\u201d The research showed that office workers could maintain the same level of productivity as before the pandemic. \u201cBut it comes with many hidden things related to our physical and mental health, so that\u2019s why we need to be able to counter these negative effects,\u201d said Awada, who is also a fourth year Ph.D. candidate at the University of Southern California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, get moving and turn that temporary office corner in your home into a more permanent space. Worried about finding scientific solutions? Follow these tips from the experts to make your work-from-home (WFH) more comfortable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>1. Do not isolate yourself<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You hear this all the time: Concentrating and working without interruptions makes you more productive. But you don\u2019t need to be a shut-in. \u201cWe are all social animals, and we need to engage with people,\u201d said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surrey.ac.uk\/people\/mark-cropley\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mark Cropley<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a chartered psychologist, program leader for health psychology at the University of Surrey and author of \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Off-Switch-Leave-relax-still-ebook\/dp\/B00TZBZ988\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Off Switch: Leave on time, relax your mind but still get more done<\/span><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOnce you finish work, plan activities that engage people. This also helps you recover externally from your work.\u201d Follow your hobbies: sports, ballroom dancing or puzzles, Cropley suggested.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Too lazy to go out after a long day at work? Talk and interact more often with your family \u2014 or even your pets. When WFH parents have their infant, toddlers or teenagers at home with them, it boosts their mental and physical health, according to the study Awada co-authored. \u201cParents were grateful that they were spending more time with children and having more bonding together,\u201d Cropley explained.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>2. Take breaks throughout the day, not just after work<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you sit at your laptop or PC almost all day without moving? \u201cIn a work situation, there\u2019re natural break times: talking over coffee or photocopier or you go out to have lunch,\u201d Cropley said. Without resting periods, there is an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/00140139.2022.2095038\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">increased risk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of having sleep problems, headaches, more fatigue, more anxiety in the evening and difficulty switching off from work, he warned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Don\u2019t work too long without a break. \u201cAs psychologists, we know that 40 minutes is the maximum of our attention span,\u201d he explained. You can set a timer on Google Chrome to remind you to move and break up the day, Cropley suggested.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>3. Set up \u2018walking\u2019 meetings<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After sitting through hours of Zoom meetings, some people tend to experience back pain. With WFH, you can \u201cuse your phone to link in virtually and take a walk,\u201d said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/med.uc.edu\/depart\/eh\/directory\/entire-directory\/Index\/Pubs\/daviskg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kermit G. Davis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Ph.D., director of the graduate program of industrial hygiene and occupational ergonomics at the University of Cincinnati. \u201cBeing creative on getting postural adjustability\u201d is the key, Davis explained. During virtual meetings, leave your seat and get documents from your bookshelf, do stand-up stretching, stroll around your home or even walk on well-maintained streets without potholes. \u201cMove back and forth\u201d to reduce your stress, eye strain and body fatigue, he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>4. Do not look at the screen again when relaxing<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After finishing work, do you also like to watch TikTok, movies or TV shows while lying on your bed or couch? That\u2019s often a bad choice. \u201cIf your job is physically demanding, maybe watching TV is good,\u201d Cropley said. \u201cBut sometimes people just sit down and watch TV without any conscious thought.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When work is finished, switch it off. Hide work to-do lists and close the door to a home office. \u201cIt\u2019s really about paying attention to something else instead of your work,\u201d he added. You can play an instrument, repair things at home or hang out with friends. \u201cBut it\u2019s got to be an activity that draws your attention and prevents you from thinking about work.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>5. Guys, support your spouse<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Work-life balance is a topic of intense discussion. But what about husband-wife balance? A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/peps.12559\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2022 study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on heterosexual married couples, published in the journal Personnel Psychology,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">found that while married couples who work from home (versus in-office) take on more family-related tasks, including housework and child care, wives didn\u2019t complete fewer household tasks when husbands worked remotely. However, males\u2019 workload would decrease in the reverse situation. Women also \u201cfelt increased guilt\u201d for not doing more chores and spending more time with their families when WFH, said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fisher.osu.edu\/people\/hu.757\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jia Hu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Ph.D., lead author of the study and professor of management at The Ohio State University\u2019s Fisher College of Business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When husbands can \u201cbe flexible with their work schedules and procedures,\u201d they can \u201cprovide more resources and support\u201d for their WFH wives, Hu explained. So, husbands, please take time to help your spouse. Help cook during your lunch break, clean the room and floor when waiting for a virtual meeting or wipe down the table when making your morning coffee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>6. Turn your home office into an ergonomic one<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cErgonomics, in any case, it\u2019s really matching and developing the work environment to fit the person,\u201d\u00a0 Davis said. You don\u2019t have to spend too much money to buy a fancy chair or desk to make your home office more efficient and safer. \u201cUse the types of materials around your home,\u201d Davis added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make sure your chair has five casters \u2014 so you don\u2019t fall over \u2014 and adjustable armrests to position them. If a minimal chair is all you have at home, \u201cyou can use a pillow that can provide lumbar support, and you could wrap the arms and towels that would allow you to adjust them a little bit more and have padding on them,\u201d he suggested. At least spend money to get an external keyboard and mouse \u2014 $50 at the most. Put your laptop on boxes or books and raise it to a proper height. Of course, you can also benefit from buying an external adjustable monitor, Davis said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But how to find the proper height? \u201cThe computer, the keyboard and the mouse, you want it to be at the same level as your armrests, so it\u2019s all the same plane. If you\u2019re having your shoulders held up, your arms are extended, all that stress has been put onto your upper back,\u201d he explained. So that\u2019s also why you can\u2019t sit on your couch working for a long time. (We love you, couch, but you\u2019re so slouchy.) \u201cIt\u2019s about having your arms and your back muscles holding your arms up continuously, which the body doesn\u2019t like static postures like that,\u201d Davis said. \u201cThe top of the monitor should be at your eye level. So, you\u2019re looking slightly down, about 20 inches away from.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>7. Surround yourself with perfect lighting<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lighting affects your mood and mental health, according to Kathleen Glynn, senior interior designer at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kedinteriors.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">KED Interiors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, licensed architect and member of the American Institute of Architects. \u201cBeing aware of not just how the light impacts your eyes, but also how it impacts your body\u2019s circadian rhythms, especially if you\u2019re working with people in other time zones,\u201d Glynn said. Glynn suggested at least three layers of light in your home office: natural light, overhead light \u2014 a fixture or candle lighting \u2014 and a desk lamp. A fourth light layer could be even better. \u201cIf you have bookshelves, particularly built-in ones, it\u2019s nice to have task lighting or an LED,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you plan to build a home office from scratch, design it with natural light in mind. \u201cA north-facing window is the best,\u201d she said. \u201cI know that sounds counterintuitive. But it gives you consistent natural light throughout the entire day. So, you don\u2019t have a time of the day when it\u2019s beating in on you.\u201d Also, make your window header \u2014 the top of your window \u2014 as high as possible, she added. \u201cBecause the higher your window header, the more light will penetrate your space.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yue Li is a magazine graduate student at Medill. You can connect with her on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Laurali021\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Twitter <\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">or <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/liyuelaura\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Yue Li Medill Reports \u201cIt\u2019s just temporary. &#8230;\u201d Sure. As of June, 66% of Americans worked remotely, at least part time, while 68% would prefer to be fully remote, according to recruiting site Zippia.\u00a0 \u201cWorking from home actually works,\u201d said Mohamad Awada, the lead author of a 2021 research study on productivity during the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":907,"featured_media":103429,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5029,28,29,5377],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-19","category-general-interest","category-health-and-science","category-spring-2023"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Beyond the pandemic: How to set up an ideal work-from-home space - Medill Reports Chicago<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/beyond-the-pandemic-how-to-set-up-an-ideal-work-from-home-space\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Beyond the pandemic: How to set up an ideal work-from-home space - Medill Reports Chicago\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Yue Li Medill Reports \u201cIt\u2019s just temporary. &#8230;\u201d Sure. 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