Here are 15 work-from-home productivity tips for motion designers:
![15 Productivity Tips For Motion Designers](https://businessofanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/1-7-1024x1024.png)
1. Write down your tasks to save time remembering them. It's also good to divide your tasks into small ones.
2. Plan an effective routine. Don't forget to include self-care in your schedule too.
![Write down your tasks to save time remembering them. It's also good to divide your tasks into small ones.](https://businessofanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2-6-1024x1024.png)
3. Find other motivated artists or animators and work with them. Hold each other accountable.
4. Restrict yourself or your team with realistic deadlines.
![Find other motivated artists or animators and work with them. Hold each other accountable.](https://businessofanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/3-7-1024x1024.png)
5. Learn keyboard shortcuts. They’re easy to learn and you’ll get tasks done faster and easier.
6. Done is better than perfect.
7. Use a time tracker tool/app.
![Learn keyboard shortcuts. They’re easy to learn and you’ll get tasks done faster and easier.](https://businessofanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/4-6-1024x1024.png)
8. Experience the benefit of using dual (or multiple) monitors.
![Experience the benefit of using dual (or multiple) monitors.](https://businessofanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/5-7-1024x1024.png)
Numerous studies have found that there's a significant increase in productivity when using multiple displays. By doing so, it reduces the time it takes to move from one window to another on a single screen laptop or desktop.
9. Keep your desk and workspace bare.
![Keep your desk and workspace bare.](https://businessofanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/6-7-1024x1024.png)
Treat every object as an imposition upon your attention, because it is. A workspace is not a place for storing things. It is a place for accomplishing things.
10. Prepare everything you need and put them within your reach to not waste time looking for them.
11. Make distractions inconvenient.
![Prepare everything you need and put them within your reach to not waste time looking for them.](https://businessofanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/7-6-1024x1024.png)
Turn off or pause unimportant notifications and block your access to irrelevant websites and ads.
12. Set a boundary between home and work to avoid overworking (ex: designate a place only for working)
13. Take off-screen breaks and get some sunshine.
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14. Reward yourself after completing challenges.
15. Find time for learning and improvement.
![Reward yourself after completing challenges.](https://businessofanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/9-5-1024x1024.png)
Attend online classes, keep drawing, or try out other animation or illustration styles.