Control what you can to avoid feeling overwhelmed
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In our everyday lives,
In our everyday lives, what do we have the ability to control and change?
Changing a few things in your daily situation will have a positive impact on your productivity and general well-being.
Put up boundaries between
Put up boundaries between home and work
Even if remote workers love to celebrate commute-less mornings, a commute even as short as 15 minutes is an effective way to transition from home mode to work mode.
There are lots of other ways to set up boundaries between work and life:
- No Slack in the bedroom.
- No Slack on OOO days.
- Buying a personal PC.
- Hard stops at a certain time every day.
Find your tech-free mindfulness
Find your tech-free mindfulness moments
Mindfulness is “the capacity to be aware of what is going on.”
Here are some daily tips:
- When walking your dog, stop bringing your phone. Focus on the breeze on your skin, the sound of the birds, and how my sweaty shirt feels.
- While doing dishes or laundry, ditch the headphones and instead observe things like the temperature of the water, the smell of the soap, or the whirring of the fan.
Even if you find just a few seconds of mindfulness, it can help you feel relaxed.
“Unschedule” yourselfMost people fill
“Unschedule” yourself
Most people fill their schedule with work, then allow themselves to have fun with whatever time is left. What if you reversed that?
Flip your relation to work and play by scheduling play first.
This helps you see that there are only so many hours in the work day.
Maximize that time via 30-minute segments of deep-focused, distraction-free work.
The biggest benefits of
The biggest benefits of unscheduling yourself:
- You’ll work with more focus knowing that you’ll soon reach a scheduled break to recharge.
- You’ll get more done in less time.
- You won’t feel guilty about being away from work during your breaks.
- You can see where your time is going.