Ways to increase productivity during work from home.

As we all know that the Coronavirus pandemic has plagued the world. Millions of people are falling sick due to the deadly virus. During these tough times when we are stuck at our home, there is a lot of free time present to us, most of us would be thinking something productive can happen.

Yet many people aren't as productive as they thought they would be. Some people can't get out of fear, they feel like they are paralyzed, fearful, and anxious. Well in today's blog I'll give you some useful tips that have helped me and will surely work for you.

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Anxiety and stress are common for people who have been attacked by this pandemic, and the fear of this virus has curbed the productivity of many people. The nature of this fear makes it harder for people to make a new plan and be ambitious. There are things you need to do to make the right mindset that will work for you.
In the article today I will also mention some courses that you can take and improve your work experience and up your skills.

1. Listen to Positive thoughts: It is very important for us to be positive during these testing times, without having the right mindset you will always be in a frantic state. It is a difficult moment for all. You were going out with friends and doing your job and you suddenly had to shift to social distancing, staying home all day and hardly seeing anybody, this kind of situation will affect anyone.

Admit that times are scary don't run from the fact that you are scared and anxious, accepting this will help you to better understand the situation.

2. Pay attention to self-care:

Self-care is very important during these times when your nervous system is overactive from stress. Try to find out things which you need to focus on, it could be eating more healthy or washing your hands more frequently. If you want to lose some weight then make it a priority. If you were not getting enough time to rest, then take some time off.

3. Get quality sleep:

Quality sleep is very important for our body and provided the time, you should get a sufficient amount of sleep every day. If you were very busy due to large office works or form a job then this might be a good time to give some rest to your eyes.
And if all you are doing is sleep all day then that is not good too. The next one is for you.

4. Exercise: If you are one of those people who always complained they didn't have enough time to exercise. Then this the right time for you to start, science has proven that people who exercise more are less prone to depression and anxiety and have better decision-making skills.  There is no excuse you can give yourself for not doing that.

5. Keep Learning: With lots of time at our hand then it is a very good idea to learn a new skill, just don't waste this precious time that you have by worrying. Learning a new skill can be worth a lot, it might launch your career, the more you utilize this time the better you will be able to combat stress and anxiety. If you know something then you might want to teach someone.
The video link might be useful for you.

6.Courses:

Now let's talk about some courses you can take to improve your learning during these times. Lots of websites are offering free content and with certification too. Let's explore some of them.

1.Harvard free courses:

 One of the world-renowned universities are giving free course materials, Harvard is providing access to large courses that are going to help sharpen your skill, whether you want to learn web development, psychology, data science or Shakespeare.  So get going.
If you complete the course you can opt for a certificate from the university by paying a fee.

Link: https://online-learning.harvard.edu/catalog

2. Coursera courses:

The world's largest platform for e-learning Coursera is providing free courses for which you can get free certificates from universities. enroll today.

LINK: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/coronavirus-coursera-free-certificate/

3. Plural sight:

Plural sight is making it thousand of expert-led courses free. If you are interested then you can join one of their courses and up your skills.

Link site: https://www.pluralsight.com/

4. Google courses:

Google is providing courses from digital marketing, online business an lots more. You have a variety to choose from.

Times are tough and hard but we can all come together through this together. Meanwhile keep learning and be safe.