Have you ever noticed that offices can be distracting places? Kind of like the hospital--just when you get relaxed and are about to drift off to sleep, someone barges in and you have to start all over again. Most offices are teeming with interruptions just waiting to happen: co-workers who stop by for "a minute" to chat, ringing phones, it's too chilly (or hot) which makes it hard to focus, worrying about those piles of papers that are lurking in your peripheral vision, hearing the details of your co worker's cousin's (boring) wedding...distracting!
I work from a home office when I'm not in somebody else's office helping them get better organized. My office is in a separate room in the lower level of my house, and while I don't have any motor-mouth co-workers popping by, there are still distractions I have become disciplined to work around. But for those times when I succumb to interrupting what I'm working on to go throw that load of laundry into the dryer, I've found that going to a coffee shop or bookstore to work actually works remarkably well. Although there are people and noise in these places, I'm able to have laser-like focus and I wind up being highly productive! Then I can go home and not feel as guilty about taking care of some household duties during my workday. If you occasionally struggle with inefficiency at work, go work off site for a couple of hours. A change of scenery is good for you--and your productivity!
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