What conditions help you to get the most work done? What things do you need?

it doesnt really matter to me. i can work if i am focused but it really helps if it is something that i really like to do. i do like to have music when i am working which i do have at work, but at home, i dont usually put on music. if i am alone, i listen to talk radio.

In my job, as long as there will be no distractions, I could do much of my work. There is no problem with me finding the tools and materials needed as I am a resourceful person. But when it comes to distractions, my work would not be finished.

I like noise in the background so the television is on all the time I am in the computer room. Always have a pen and plenty of paper close by. Hate to admit this to everyone but also have an ashtray in this room and generally a soda or bottle of water. Then I am ready to go.

Hi writersedge.^^ I usually need to be in the mood so I can get a work done. If I want to finish it immediately, all distractions should be eliminated first.^^ Sometimes when there is pending work at the office, I will tell myself that I have to finish it the next day. I will "condition" my mind that I am going to do this and finish this tomorrow. I will keep on telling that myself even as I go to work that day. I don't really need to prepare anything, just my mind.^^ Though when I write letters to friends, I prepare my pen and special paper first before I get started.^^

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I build videos for my customers from my home. I need quiet... My videos include music, so that's all the music I need. I also need for the dogs not to put their heads on my lap, seeking attention/a pat on the head. They're the biggest distractions I have :}.

I am really not sure. I know I need my husband to leave me alone if I am working online and I also need him not to call me at work, as his timing always interrupts something. I need the computer to work flawlessly and not delay loading. I need to be full and warm as well.

I'm a writer. I need sound to create and imagine. I've been that way forever, since I started writing. I think it was my house and later my dorm were very noisy places. To that end, I like to play an audio book or music. I, sometimes, will play a DVD, but only one I'm familiar with. If it's unfamiliar, I'll be too tempted to just watch it and not do what I should be doing.

Hi, Edge! I usually need to have a bunch of things that are all needed in a hurry to make sure it all gets done. If I have any free time at al, I get lost in a book or on line, and nothing much gets accomplished. I'll be pushing against deadlines like crazy once I finally get rid of this long, drawn-out case of pneumonia that I thought was just a little bronchitis when I first got sick on Christmas day...

I need no distractions, calm in the house, something thought provoking on tv or in the music I am listening to. I need to have pen and paper or a computer 'notebook' up so I can jot down any ideas for discussions that may come to mind. I usually read through the newsletters I get online for ideas.

To get the most work done at home, I turn everything off...the tv, the radio, etc. But I do have two ponds, a stream and a waterfall in my house that run 24/7, so I guess you could say, I need my babbling brook running.