When you work from home, distractions are all around. But as a medical transcriptionist, you cannot afford to get distracted. Distractions will come in your way of establishing credibility in the profession. Let me share with you a few tips to avoid distractions.

• Disconnect from the household during your work hours. Do not let domestic worries trouble you until you have finished your work of the day. Treat your home-office as an actual office from where you cannot attend to your household responsibilities.
• Informs family and friends of your working hours. Let them know that they should call or visit you only after your working hours or if there is an emergency.
• If you have small children at home, ask another member of the family to take care of them, or get a baby-sitter.
• Let your children know that you are working, and inform them of the time you plan to take breaks.
• Don’t keep the television on while you are working. You cannot let other sounds distract you while you are transcribing.
• Make sure all e-mail clients and networking websites are closed when you are working.
• Take compulsory breaks between work in order to avoid back pain, stress, and fatigue, getting up too often can ruin your work.
• Avoid taking arbitrary breaks while working. These can ruin your work flow.
• Start your day with a working plan. Make sure you have room for even non-work related tasks.

It is important you understand that the importance of avoiding distractions if you want to do well in home-based medical transcription.