More people than ever are working from home, whether they want to or not. This, of course, presents never-before-anticipated challenges as we all try to figure out how to be productive and navigate distractions—like say our kids—that we might not have if we were working at a regular place of business instead of our home. Well, a new study conducted by workplace research and advisory firm Valoir has some good news for everyone working from home and even better news for parents working from home because it turns out that according to the study, parents working from home are more productive than those without kids.
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Can I just say that as someone who has been working from home for years and who currently has to juggle having the kids at home while I'm trying to work that I am not surprised by the study's findings? My productivity has not suffered since my kids have been at home because I've had to force myself to be stricter than ever and I'm not talking about being stricter with my kids. I'm stricter with myself. My kids are really the only distraction from work that I currently allow and I know I don't have time to waste, so I don't waste time on things like social media or trying to get a load of laundry in while I'm working anymore.
But enough about me. Let's get back to what the study found by polling 327 workers throughout North America. We'll start off with the part about parents being more productive than non-parents. Then we'll share some other fascinating findings from the study that might inform how we approach working from home in the future.