{"id":9664,"date":"2022-09-13T04:26:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T09:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therealdaily.com\/?p=9664"},"modified":"2022-09-13T04:26:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T09:26:02","slug":"dressing-to-the-nines-even-while-working-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/editorials\/dressing-to-the-nines-even-while-working-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Try dressing in something other than pjs while working from home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many often discussed benefits to <a href=\"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/editorials\/working-remotely-will-we-ever-go-back-probably-not\/\">working from home<\/a>. If you\u2019re not spending time on a daily commute, that means you have more time to work on personal projects and share with your family and friends. Plus it saves you gas and\/or fare money.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s tempting to cozy up and work in your most comfortable sweatpants or yoga pants, there are a number of reasons that dressing up to go to work can help increase work from home productivity \u2014 even if you\u2019re just commuting to your couch!<\/p>\n<p>You should wear pants (yes, every day).<\/p>\n<p><strong>When you look your best, you feel your best, and arguably work your best. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s pretty hard to resist the temptation of vegging out a bit if you\u2019ve rolled out of bed and headed to your desk while still wearing pajamas. If you have no plan to get dressed for the day, the temptation to hit the snooze button until the moment you need to be present and accounted for will really work against you.<\/p>\n<p>Your computer will say <em>work<\/em>, but your favorite oversized t-shirt says <em>go back to bed<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re working from home, planning to get up early and prepare for your day allows you to create a transitional space that will help distinguish your home life from your work life. Dressing for success, even if you don\u2019t see anyone during your office hours, will drive your sense of purpose and help you carve out a more productive space. It will also signify to any family members or roommates that you\u2019ve entered the workspace and shouldn\u2019t be bothered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you work from a restaurant, coffee shop, or workspaces, it can make you more approachable.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not dressed for the part, those around you may assume that you\u2019re spending your time recreationally. Even if you <em>are<\/em> constantly answering your phone, drafting emails, or working on a project. It\u2019s deceptively easy to look like you\u2019re simply browsing the internet or socializing in casual attire.<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of opportunities to network and meet new people, even when you work from home. You never know who you may end up connecting with, and dressing appropriately to your profession can send the message that you\u2019re an expert and take what you do seriously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may be working from home, but your favorite oversized t-shirt says go back to bed. You feel and work your best when you look your best!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":337682,"featured_media":19502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[254],"tags":[1286,1234,1096,1095],"class_list":["post-9664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorials","tag-freelance","tag-real-estate-news","tag-remote","tag-work-from-home"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Man-in-suit-fixing-tie-representing-business.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/337682"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9664"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19634,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9664\/revisions\/19634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}