If you have ever felt totally unmotivated to work, can’t keep things organized or find it difficult to meet deadlines, then your workspace might be the culprit here, silently killing your productivity.
On The AM Club, Miriam Mensah and Kojo Daasebere sat down with Selorm Dreamaker, an interior designer who knows all about creating workspaces that can boost your productivity. She spilled the tea on how to glow up your workspace and take your productivity to the next level.
She said, “your workspace has the power to make or break your productivity” and indeed, no one wants to feel stuck in a space that’s dragging them down.
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Here are 4 ways to increase productivity through improving the style of your workspace.
1. The Key Elements Are Everything
The goal is to create a workspace that has a balance of comfort and inspiration.
Here are the elements you need:
- Have dedicated spaces for specific tasks—Multitasking in one area is a productivity killer.
- Know the nature of your business — For a creating a workspace, know that what works for a lawyer isn’t going to work for a journalist. Simply know your work vibes.
- Color and lighting check—ditch the boring colors and bad lighting. Rather, go for colors that keep you motivated and make good use of natural lights.
She made it clear that nailing these basics sets the stage for high work productivity.
2. Make It Work for Everyone
For a company creating a workspace for a team, Selorm emphasized on thinking about everyone. This is because people react to colors and spaces differently, and what works for one person might not work for the other.
So how do we fix this?
- Consider the needs of the people who will use the space.
- Consider using colors and layouts that make everyone feel comfortable.
In doing this, it will raise a productive workspace for everyone.
3. Let’s consider the introverts too
Selorm also gave some tips for creating a productive workspace for introverts.
- Create quiet and private area for focus.
- Add personal touches, like a favorite color, a picture, a quote or cute plants.
- Skip the flashy colors and go for soft and calm colors.
- Focus on making it serene to suite you.
An introvert-friendly space is really a game changer.
4. Workspace Trends you can try out
Selorm gave a sneak peek on new workspace trends, we can try out, especially for companies.
- Nursery spaces for parents with kids.
- In-office gyms for working out.
- Silent brainstorming rooms for times when you just need to think without distractions.
These trends are not just cool extras but also about making workspaces way more productive.
Bottom line: If your workspace is not giving what it’s supposed to give, then it’s time for a glow up with Selorm the Dreamaker’s tips.
Catch more lifestyle tips on The AM Club with Miriam Mensah and Kojo Daasebre. And don’t forget that you can turn your workspace into a spot that fuels your productivity.
