Many businesses are looking at scaling back their offices in the coming months, responding to the call from employees across the world to work a little more flexibly - with many favouring continuing to work from home even after a vaccine has been produced and rolled out across the world. This means that, for many office employees, remote working may be a trend that’ll continue long into this decade. In light of this, we’ll take a look at how you can accessorize your remote working set-up in this article - getting yourself prepared for many more months of working from home in the future.
Laptop Stand
When you set up at your desk, you may find that your office chair and office desk at home - if you even have them - aren’t set up perfectly to reach your keyboard with ease. This is especially noticeable for individuals who spend much of their time at home writing up emails, proposals, and strategy documents. There’s a super-simple solution here: use a laptop stand. These height- and angle-adjustable units are cheap and easy to install for a range of laptops. The benefits - ergonomically - are huge, especially for those working from sub-standard desks at home.
A Second Screen
Most offices provide their employees with at least one laptop and at least two screens. This is because the research on the presence of a second screen in an employee’s workspace is unequivocal: it boosts productivity by over 50%. You should try to mimic this effect in your home this winter and into 2021, by purchasing a simple second screen that you can plug your laptop into. These can cost under $100, and will help you split up your work onto different screens in the future.
Smart Watches
The rise of the smart watch has perhaps been most profound in the fitness space over the course of the past few years. Many watches help to monitor your pulse and the steps that you take in a day - as well as the calories that the watch calculates that you’ve burned per day. But now, the smart watch is looking like the perfect investment for home workers who are performing chores, or going for local walks, but still want to be engaged in their emails, calls, and messages. Check out this guide on which Apple Watch to buy to invest in your new wearable tech item today.
Ergonomic Keyboard or Mouse
Finally, if you’re a home worker who likes to rattle off an email in extra-quick time, and prefers to have the full dexterity of a mouse when they’re clicking through pages and websites, then it could be worth your investing in both a separate mouse and a separate keyboard on which to perform your work. Not only will this give you far more options when it comes to where and how you choose to work in your home, but it’ll protect your laptop itself from damage and wear over time.
Buy these four accessories to bring increased usability to your home-working set-up, making your life easier as we continue the ‘new normal’ into 2021.
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