If you’re anything like me, you spend a lot of time at your desk quietly working away and you’re pretty happy doing it. I wouldn’t say I’m an introvert. I’m more of a half-and-half type of person. I like to be outgoing and meet new people – but when I’m working, I’d rather just be left alone in my own little hole to get stuff done and tinker away on my next invention.

But come February you might find yourself experiencing a case of the blah’s and find yourself doing more fidgeting than figuring-out stuff. So how do I go about staying on task to make sure I get stuff done?

Change up your scenery. What do I mean by this? Well, while your desk and your chair are pretty awesome, and they’ll always be your go-to place, sometimes changing it up a bit is all it takes to help you settle back into a work-flow.

I know a lot of people are starting to use standing-desks, which is great, BUT you’re still chained to your desk (if its one of those desks that raises up and down). Also, be careful not to stand for too long (read more about that here).

What I’m talking about is something a little different. Take a few hours and set up standing at your kitchen counter

My piano-stand, portable desk.

(when nobody’s using it of course…food, drinks, and laptops don’t mix very well). Or maybe set up on the couch for an hour until you feel ready to get back to your desk. I like to make workstations out of anything I have around at the time. It could be a stack of boxes beside a big window, or a piano stand with a board on top that I can move anywhere in my house!

After a few hours of a changed up environment, my brain is working better, my posture improves, and my work is getting done. Bottom line: Changing up my workspace constantly has improved my workflow – and maybe it can for you too! Give it a try.