This is a good time to take a walk around the block, check your mail, or catch up on a little personal reading. Making a habit of giving yourself well-deserved breaks throughout the day will rejuvenate you so that you don't sit in a stupor wasting time at your desk. Learn your energy cycles and know when you need to walk away for a designated break time. If you know your peak energy periods are in the afternoons, don't make a habit of slipping off to the afternoon bargain matinee to catch the latest flick. Productive home workers make it a rule to work when their energy levels are highest.
Most home workers dress up for work when they have an important meeting with clients, and that's it.
A minority, however, have a strict rule about always dressing up for work, regardless of whether they're meeting clients. It affects how I communicate over the phone because I come across as more confident. It puts me in the right mind-set for work. Inc. Sandy Anderson, MBA and Ph.D. in psychology, is committed to empowering, educating, and guiding individuals and companies.