The 6 Biggest Benefits of Escaping Your Home Office Each Week

You’re probably aware that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a drastic uptick in the number of people working from home. 

But, according to Kate Lister, President of Global Workplace Analytics: “Our best estimate is that 25-30% of the workforce will be working-from-home multiple days a week by the end of 2021.”

That is a staggering estimate.

And while working from home is on the rise, it will undoubtedly present challenges for some people who didn’t expect to find themselves doing so. 

The good news is that a number of these challenges can be mitigated by a change of workplace scenery, even a few days per week.

Here are the six biggest benefits of escaping your home office each week.

1. Enhanced Concentration

Working from home is amazing in so many ways. It allows you the flexibility and freedom to multitask your work tasks with other items on your to-do list, such as cooking or doing laundry.

But you’d be surprised how quickly those perks and conveniences can become distractions and avenues for procrastination.

So, getting away from the home office and into a professional workspace, like a coworking space, can help you eliminate those distractions and focus entirely on getting your work done.

2. Access to a Professional Community

One of the biggest immediate changes you may notice when you start working from home is the lack of colleagues and people around you. While this might not bother you at first, it can become tolling from a psychological perspective.

You might want to consider finding an alternative workplace from time to time, simply for the sole purpose of getting some social interaction and immersing yourself in a community of fellow professionals.

And beyond just the social interaction, you might also find yourself building a stronger network in the process.

3. The Power of Having a Routine

Working at home in your comfortable clothes is great. But it can get tedious. 

By heading into a professional workspace for a day from time to time, you’d be surprised to find just how much you can benefit from the routine of a workday–like getting dressed up in real clothes rather than sweats–and how much being in that setting can refuel you.

Having a routine provides structure to your day which can help you stay dialed in and get the most out of your workdays so that you can unwind when you get home.

4. Improved Innovation and Creativity 

It’s been proven that even taking a quick walk can boost creativity by an average of sixty percent. This goes to show just how powerful a change of scenery can be when it comes to stimulating innovation and creativity.

Taking a day or two a week to change your work scenery will have the same effect. By heading into a new environment with new stimulation and a new pace, you can kickstart your creative juices in a way that you might not be able to by working in your home office every day. 

5. Ample Motivation

Looking for a kick of motivation to help you get your best work done? Then mix it up and head to a place where you’re surrounded by a ton of professionals who are all striving for that same goal.

Getting away from the home office and surrounding yourself with the fast-paced hustle of a group of passionate, hard-working people in a professional setting will help light a fire under you to take your productivity and output to the next level.

6. Improved Wellbeing and Work-Life Balance

The reality is that isolation isn’t good for our mental, cognitive, and emotional wellbeing. When you head to an office space, even one day a week, you’re providing yourself with the much-needed social element of human nature, which will, in turn, make you feel happier and more inspired.

Not to mention, working in the same place that you live can be challenging when it comes to work-life balance.

Think about it: when you go to work in an office, there are distinct points of separation between work and home. For example, your commute helps you switch into work mode on your way to the office and then switch out of work mode on your way home.

When you work and live in the same place, you lack this separation. And as such, it can be harder to draw the line between work and home, in turn making it easier to overwork and burn out.

While it’s a common misconception that having an office space is unaffordable, that’s not always the case. 
For instance, at The Post, we offer Part-Time Private Office Memberships that allow you to have a dedicated workspace in a bustling professional community when you need it without paying for it while you’re not using it. That way, you can get the best of both worlds at your convenience.

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Want to learn more about The Post and how our Part-Time Private Office Memberships can help you escape your home office when you need it? Get in touch with us today.

Our team is here to answer any questions you may have. Don’t hesitate to reach out.