How to Setup Your Desk for Maximum Productivity

1. Introduction: Hello there. To do your work online or do you steady online? If yes, then you probably spend most of your time at a desk and a variable depth is set up will play a big role in determining how you feel doing work and how productive you are. In fact, research has suggested that effective workplace design can improve job satisfaction and productivity. On the other hand, an unpleasant or this organized vertically space clinical tell your brain and embed vertical performance. That's why I created this class to teach you how to set your deaths for maximum productivity, I have put together some basic as in sin, you need to keep in mind to help you stay productive and focused while working or studying online. So are you ready to cut assured productivity? Let's jump to the next lecture and get started. 2. Best Desk Position: Hello there. In this lecture, I will tell you where you should set your depth. I mean, in your room, which corner or side can be the best position for the old as well. Multiple research has found that natural light encourage alertness, reduce stress, improved more, and increase productivity. Additionally, every 20 minutes is a great way to pick out of the window or it prevent your eyes from starting at computer screen. That's why, in my opinion, setting up your decks near the window can be the best position that can increase your productivity and work performance. If you don't have a window in your room, then you can give your workspace bright with artificial lighting. Invest in light bulbs that mimic natural light, if possible, go forward for lowlands instead of overhead lighting as you can modify the position of the lamps to reduce glare on your computer screen. Glare can contribute to eye strain and make it harder to stay focused. So customizable lamps are smart choice. Set your decks near a window to get a feeling of how it makes working or studying better for you. In the next lecture, I have discussed some of the very best desk and chair types and other tools as well that can maximize your productivity. So let's jump to the next lecture. 3. Best Desk and Chair: Hello there. In this lecture, I will tell you about some of the best desk and chair types. You have probably heard some of the many benefits of standing desk. For starters, they help combat the negative effects of sitting all day, which include increased blood pressure and blood sugar, poor cholesterol levels, and an increase in risk of cardiovascular disease. Addison Nellie, there is some evidence that standing desk may improve your productivity, but this type of Desk is not ideal for everyone, especially for those who have leg injuries. If you don't want to invest in a stand alone, a standing desk, you can easily convert your existing desk into a standing when we're standing desk inverter or sit is Dan desk, which is great option because it is not idle to stand on your feet all day if you choose not to go for a standing desk for any reason, or if you decide to go with the combination of sitting and standing at work, it is important to invest in a high-quality chair if you want to sustain your productivity throughout the day, then an ergonomic chair is the best way to go. Ergonomic chairs reduced physical discomfort which would detract from your ability to stay focused that I chair for your should be customizable so you can adjust it to your body and deaths to set yourself up correctly. Aiming for default loving points, your thigh should be parallel to the floor and your knees should rest at approximately 90 degrees with your feet flat on the floor, your elbows should rest on their desktop at a 90 degree angle. This radios or tradition and arm strain, the chair should include a lumbar support to encourage proper posture. And the last oven, when you are sitting in a chair, the top of your laptop or computer monitor should be even with your eyes. I would like to add an additional point for other accessories like keyboard and mouse, whether you work on desktop computer or a laptop or a tablet, it is a good idea to invest in external keyboard and mouse. This helps improve the ergonomics of your verbage tests and by reducing the strain on your wrist and arms as noted above, ergonomics are essential for productivity. If you are uncomfortable, you may struggle to stay focus. Next lecture is very important. Make sure you pay a 100 percent attention while you are listening. All right, let's jump to the next lecture. 4. How to Create Work Environment: In the last lecture, I told you how setting up your decks near a window can increase your productivity. But I also have an idea that some of you may be using your bed as your desk. Is that true? Let me know in discussing section for now, I wanna tell you that your bed is an RT or does not, even if you have one of those labs, decks, or computer trainers, unless you simply don't have a physical desk, I suggest to you is stay off your bed vial is studying, working. It is simply ever took them five for your buret to get into the working mode. It is like running a marathon while wearing clothes on relax anymore. And that's bringing us to my main point. You need to make sure your free time activities and things are separated from your study materials. I mean, when you want to have an old bilayer for entertainment, you have things like toys, games for that time and venue to study or work. You also have tools, books, or material for that time as well. So the thing I want to say is that you should not put both of these things together at your desk because your free time things can distract you when you are working. If you put them at your desk, keep everything distracting away from your desk. Putting them in one of your desk drawer isn't quite enough. In my experience, throwing them in the farthest corner of the room will helps keep them there as long as you have two different locations for Refer king and delaying your Verde can establish the habit of getting into focused more for whatever you are doing. This means is studying like you mean it and relaxing, like you mean it. If you have two desk, this will even easier for you. Simply separate them into every desk and capillary desk. Keep all your study materials like books, act when desk and all the other funds like video game at the other desk, by having two different environments and practicing, doing separate things at each when your body will learn to build the habit of working at your desk and having fun at your desk. Well now I would like to give you a list of item you should give away from your study or worker does, and also a list of item you should keep in year two, your study desk. So faster, less to know those things you should keep away because they are distracting or time-consuming and will prevent you from being productive. Here is a small list of things you should keep away. First is your gaming console, then your phone, your siblings? Yes, siblings two and Massey food. Other than those, here are some things you'll want to turn off or block on your device. First, your social media notifications. Second, YouTube and Netflix, it is. And also your computer games. Every time you work on a steady on a difficult task or unpleasant task, these things pop up in your mind and distract you from working or studying. So make sure for next time they won't distract you from your work or a steady. Of course you can't have an empty desk. There are some things you need in order to work or study effectively and is tapered active. Here are some examples I highly recommend highlighters of various colors. If you're takes notes for a steady or for anything else, colored pen, pencil and eraser. Bad organizer is scratch paper, sticky notes, binder and paperclips dry. It is poured. Books, calculator, blue light blocking glasses, headphones, a desk, calendar, a vehicle, IPL ended bad water and hand lotion. You don't have to keep an item if you are not going to use it or you don't need it. So only keep near where it is required for your work or study. But one thing I highly recommend no matter what you do at your desk. And that thing is appellant. Appellant near your desk. While it is generally a good idea to keep your desk culture-free, you may want to make an exception for some greenery. Research suggested that for reasons of living, plants can increase your work performance in several ways. They help purify the air in your room, which can reduce the chances of getting sick and having to be absent from work. And they may help sustain focus and alertness, improve mood, reduce stress, and increase productivity as well. If you don't have a green thumb, consider investing in circle lens, which are very low maintenance. 5. Extra tips: Based on my experience, I have gathered some extra tips for you on staying focused and maximize your productivity while you are working or studying at your readers. Now that your desk is all set up, you will need to use it to the best of it and your ability. Extra tip number one, make use of the walls around your desk. You can hang a of thing on your oils, such as a whiteboard, accolade, a packet of homework, or anything else. You can also put sticky notes on the walls to remind yourself of your task. Number 2, make your room is this is just personal preference, but I like to steady in a dissent is mailing room number 4 Palais good music. Depending on your preference, you can listen to music or ambient sound. 6. Final step: Congratulations, you have done very well. Now it's time for you to submit the class project. Your class project is after setting up your desk efforts and uploaded it yet on the project and resource page by clicking on the Create Project button. If you have any confusion or questions, please please ask me in there discussing sex, then I will be more than happy to answer you. But you can also share your thoughts and feedback. Indeed, a view section. Now you are all set to crash. You might ever come to you with whether it's online classes, remote meeting, What else showed you? 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