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10 reasons to work from home in a garden office

10 reasons to work from home in a garden office

By Dawn Kubicek on 28th June, 2010

Working from home is something we are hearing more about at the moment. More and more people are changing their lives around to do it due to a number of reasons. Decorated Shed's garden offices have had a substantial rise in the level of interest to back up the recent theories about the popularity of working from home. We have gathered 10 ways you will benefit from working from home in a Decorated Shed garden office:

1. Working in a secluded space away from the hustle and bustle of your home will give you the chance to concentrate and get the most out of your working day. Meeting your targets and deadlines is just as important whether you are in a shared office or in your garden studio.

2. Environmental psychology is known as the interplay between ourselves and your surroundings. It basically acknowledges the importance of our wellbeing and that we become more relaxed and can work better when we are in an outside environment. Natural settings help you relax and concentrate better letting you leave your working day feeling regenerated and ready for social or family activities.

3. Eating green is an important part of everyday life. Working at home will give you the chance to eat homemade lunches with fresh ingredients, or even take advantage of last night's dinner! It will also reduce waste from drinks and snack cartons throughout a working day.

4. A natural environment can reduce stress. Even taking breaks outside can help. This is shown via the Attention Restoration Theory where spending time in places where the clouds are moving in the sky, and leaves are rustling in the breeze helps you relax and in this case produce higher levels and amounts of work. So if you are self employed or wanting to start your own business an outside Decorated Shed garden office will help you achieve the results you want.

5. Flexible hours can come in handy when it comes to childcare and school runs. You would have the chance of taking turns with your neighbour to pick the children up from school.

6. Your garden office laptop is more likely to be quicker and more efficient than those in a large organisation. Why? Because they have a lot of people to manage and have to put restrictions on services. Not to mention that fact that laptops use a fraction of the amount of energy compared to the desktop computer and even have the ability to heat up your whole Decorated Shed energy efficient garden office!

7. Your morning drive to work in rush hour can be stressful and is not a good start to a working day. It is obviously cheaper and more environmentally friendly to walk down the garden to your office in the fresh air and relaxed atmosphere.

8. Lunch and patrol costs can mount up throughout the month. Self employed workers save money on their monthly tax charges too.

9. Mobile communication is the cheapest and the best option at the moment for home workers. Some people are dumping the landline altogether and only using mobile phones as these days great deals on unlimited calls are available. Not to forget they are useful when on the road.

10. Motivation and work levels will increase working from home. Taking away the ever-present sense of 'work' can result in a calmer, generally more relaxed environment which lower stress levels, benefit your health and well being.
Decorated Shed garden office buildings will have the ability to change your life drastically and give you the chance to build up a more prosperous business where you will be on top of all your tasks and generally be in a better, more productive state of mind where work becomes a pleasure once again.


Category:  Working from home

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