Ah, the automated home. It can save costs on energy, make a delicious cup of coffee before you even think of it and save a midnight trip downstairs to turn off all the lights. Yet, how can home automation increase productivity so that you don’t have to worry about not getting tasks done on time?
The home automation market is expanding at an astonishing rate. As of 2017, the rate of the market penetrated is 17% with projected growth to reach 34% in 2021. However, numbers can’t speak for themselves. Here are some reasons why so many people are joining to be a part of the automated home community and how it is not just saving them money, but saving them time that they can spend leisurely and with their family and friends.
Create Morning & Night Rituals
What kind of morning person are you? 6am, morning ritual, coffee, ready to go? Or stay snoozing until noon? Regardless, home automation can save you the hassle of having to do all annoying little things. You know, the ones that make you say “Ahh, I’ll just sleep 5 more minutes” … But it never turns out to be 5 minutes, does it? Instead you can automate from your bed all the little things that you want to have ready.
To make things even easier, certain products allow you to create scenes specific to a mood you want to have in your home. This could be a morning scene called “My Morning”. My morning scene would turn on specific lights at the house, raise blinds, start making your delicious black coffee, lower/raise temperature, and much more. All with the press of a button. Sounds easy? Everything of course applies also to your nightly routine. With just the press of a button, you can turn off all the lights in your house, set temperature how you prefer it, and lower the blinds to get you ready for a cozy night’s sleep.
Bonus Tip: Certain home automation systems allow scenes to be highly customizable. This means that you can have different scenes for every occasion, depending on your needs.
Control outside of home
Ever stressed because you are not sure if you left the garage door open? How about not having the option to make last minute plans because you need to go back home in a hurry? Home automation can help you by giving you control of your home outside of home. This way you can worry less about what might be happening at home and put more emphasis on the tasks that need to be completed.
Also, products with many protocols ( what helps communicates between devices) allow for greater customization. This means that a home automation system with many protocols allows you to have even more control over your home. This can include products like smart locks.
Bonus Tip: there exists many smart locks with a video camera installed that are compatible with certain home automation systems. With the smart lock, you can lock and unlock the door outside of your home.
Automate your Habits
From having that delicious cup of coffee ready as soon as you open the door of your garage, home automation makes your habits easier than ever. Less time thinking about what temperature to put your home and more thinking about what important tasks need to get done.
Habits follow the principle of a cue, a routine then a reward. Most people are only partially conscious of the routine, but not about the cue and sometimes, even the reward. With a home automation system, you can keep yourself more accountable to discover which cue is affecting a negative habit, then use that same system to change it to a positive. The opportunities are endless.
Bonus Tip: habits rule up to 45% of our day unconsciously. That is what makes changing habits hard. With home automation, you can set it so that if for example you want to change your sleeping habits, you can set it automatically and not give it another thought. Live the life you want to live.
Conclusion
Home automation is going to be the next revolution much like the smartphone. As more products become compatible with home automation systems, more opportunities to be more productive. However, even now, there is enough opportunities to live a life designed by you, and not what your habits dictate. Stop wondering where your day went and start taking control… Both in your home, and outside.