Being ultimately productive when you travel is all about finding the right ways to create some space and time to work. The thing about traveling is that you really should have a lot of time for yourself, however, the problem is finding the right spaces to work. A noisy airport, bust flights, and packed schedule aren’t exactly the perfect circumstances for being productive. 

If you want to remain productive when you travel, you need to find a bit of calm in the chaos. Whether you need to make Zoom calls to clients, trading digital assets, or completing other parts of a working day, you are going to need to find ways to stay productive while traveling, especially if you want to be successful at it. 

Let’s have a look at some of the ways you can do this below: 

Use The Moment 

If you are trying to work on something complex, then jumping on to work when your flight is delayed may not be the best idea. If you have these types of moments, they are much better used for something that needs less attention. Maybe catching up on some emails. It’s all about using the moment right. 

Always Plan Ahead

When you travel, the last thing you want to do is to think about what you are going to do if you jump on and off your work. You need to know exactly what tasks are sitting and waiting, and how long they may take. Make yourself a list of any tasks that need to be done, how long they take and split them into Wifi and Non-Wifi. If you know you are going to be without Wifi for a while, but want to be able to refer to documents think about downloading them in advance. If you want to be productive when traveling, you need to make sure you plan ahead and include it in travel plans. 

Make A Commitment To Your Work

It is certainly not possible to focus in a distracting and loud environment. However, a distraction is only usually something that is a problem for the first ten minutes. This means that you can force yourself to get past the distractions and focus on your work. It does take a little time to practice this but making a commitment to your work is a great place to start. You will soon find yourself getting into ‘the zone’ quicker and being able to sit down and focus before you even know it. Soon crying kids or a busy terminal will be something that you can switch off from. 

Recognize When You Are Burnt Out

It is important to you to know when you need to rest or sleep. Or even just spend some time enjoying the sights, just what you planned when you decided to travel and work. You need to be able to recognize when it’s right to push through, and when you should be giving yourself some time to recuperate. 

These four tips will help you to stay productive while working and traveling, do you have any other tips that could help? Please drop a message to info@aSabbatical.com