You are nervous at business meetings, constantly go to your page on social networks and often get distracted by watching the next video with cute cats.
Most likely, you think that you should get rid of these habits that prevent you from focusing on work. Maybe it’s really worth it, but maybe not.
These habits may characterize you as a disinterested, distracted worker, but if you do not abuse them, they can do you more good than harm.
1. Keep your desktop clutter creative
No, this does not mean that your table should be littered with magazines, bills, coupons and everything else in the same vein. But let there always be things on your table that are dear to your heart that will create a creative atmosphere: souvenirs, notebooks, pens, etc.
In such an environment, you can work more productively than if you had a neat half-empty desktop.
Just do not overdo it. Remember that creative mess does not mean chaos.
2. Write posts on social networks
Yes, of course, it is unlikely that your boss will praise you for spending half of your time on social networks. But if you have any news about the project that you are currently working on, or you have set a new business goal, then be sure to go to social networks and write about it.
This will benefit you: it will be more difficult for you to evade the tasks that you have set for yourself, because most of your friends now know about them. In addition, in this way you motivate yourself to work more diligently, because you will want to publish a post about the successful completion of the project after some time.
3. Watch YouTube videos
Next time, when one of your friends throws you a video clip of cats while you are at work, watch it without remorse. Many studies prove that watching kind and cute videos improves our mood, we begin to feel comfortable. After watching these videos, you can work more calmly, confidently and with greater productivity.
4. Let no one say, looking at you during the workshop, “Metering dead in your tracks”
No, you don’t need to click the pen or constantly look around to show that you are nervous. You don’t have to go into the phone or draw something in your notebook, saying with all your looks that you are extremely bored and only dream that this meeting will end soon.
But at the same time you should not freeze, like a statue, looking at the speaker without a break. Smile, meet with your peers, do not be silent if you have something to say. If the atmosphere is relaxed enough, you can even spin on a chair.
5. Gossip with colleagues
If you plug your ears and start singing “la-la-la” every time one of your colleagues comes up to you to share gossip, then you risk missing important information about the life of your company.
Of course, you should not discuss and spread dirty rumors about the failures or personal lives of colleagues - it is unethical, unprofessional and can distance you from the team. But good gossip over a cup of tea during the break, as has long been proven, improves mood.
6. Swear if you feel the need for it
Swedish scientists have proven that if employees suffer from an unfair attitude from management or colleagues and at the same time find no way to express their anger, then these people have a doubled risk of heart attack.
Researchers at the University of East Anglia found that by cursing at work, employees better deal with stress and frustration, and quarrels reinforce team spirit.
So the next time you feel that you have been treated unfairly, do not keep your anger in yourself.
7. Be late - take your time
How awful to wake up on a beautiful sunny morning and realize that you overslept. But, before you jump in and start feverishly gathering, forgetting to even have a normal breakfast, remember that if you are already late, then the 10 minutes you need to eat normally will not do the weather. But a skipped breakfast can come across the most adverse consequences.
8. Dream
Dreams are not an empty and useless pastime, as many believe. When you dream, you can come up with the most breakthrough ideas that will help you take a big step forward.
So if you need to look out the window for a couple of minutes and just think about something of your own, then do not deny yourself that.
Most likely, you think that you should get rid of these habits that prevent you from focusing on work. Maybe it’s really worth it, but maybe not.
These habits may characterize you as a disinterested, distracted worker, but if you do not abuse them, they can do you more good than harm.
1. Keep your desktop clutter creative
No, this does not mean that your table should be littered with magazines, bills, coupons and everything else in the same vein. But let there always be things on your table that are dear to your heart that will create a creative atmosphere: souvenirs, notebooks, pens, etc.
In such an environment, you can work more productively than if you had a neat half-empty desktop.
Just do not overdo it. Remember that creative mess does not mean chaos.
2. Write posts on social networks
Yes, of course, it is unlikely that your boss will praise you for spending half of your time on social networks. But if you have any news about the project that you are currently working on, or you have set a new business goal, then be sure to go to social networks and write about it.
This will benefit you: it will be more difficult for you to evade the tasks that you have set for yourself, because most of your friends now know about them. In addition, in this way you motivate yourself to work more diligently, because you will want to publish a post about the successful completion of the project after some time.
3. Watch YouTube videos
Next time, when one of your friends throws you a video clip of cats while you are at work, watch it without remorse. Many studies prove that watching kind and cute videos improves our mood, we begin to feel comfortable. After watching these videos, you can work more calmly, confidently and with greater productivity.
4. Let no one say, looking at you during the workshop, “Metering dead in your tracks”
No, you don’t need to click the pen or constantly look around to show that you are nervous. You don’t have to go into the phone or draw something in your notebook, saying with all your looks that you are extremely bored and only dream that this meeting will end soon.
But at the same time you should not freeze, like a statue, looking at the speaker without a break. Smile, meet with your peers, do not be silent if you have something to say. If the atmosphere is relaxed enough, you can even spin on a chair.
5. Gossip with colleagues
If you plug your ears and start singing “la-la-la” every time one of your colleagues comes up to you to share gossip, then you risk missing important information about the life of your company.
Of course, you should not discuss and spread dirty rumors about the failures or personal lives of colleagues - it is unethical, unprofessional and can distance you from the team. But good gossip over a cup of tea during the break, as has long been proven, improves mood.
6. Swear if you feel the need for it
Swedish scientists have proven that if employees suffer from an unfair attitude from management or colleagues and at the same time find no way to express their anger, then these people have a doubled risk of heart attack.
Researchers at the University of East Anglia found that by cursing at work, employees better deal with stress and frustration, and quarrels reinforce team spirit.
So the next time you feel that you have been treated unfairly, do not keep your anger in yourself.
7. Be late - take your time
How awful to wake up on a beautiful sunny morning and realize that you overslept. But, before you jump in and start feverishly gathering, forgetting to even have a normal breakfast, remember that if you are already late, then the 10 minutes you need to eat normally will not do the weather. But a skipped breakfast can come across the most adverse consequences.
8. Dream
Dreams are not an empty and useless pastime, as many believe. When you dream, you can come up with the most breakthrough ideas that will help you take a big step forward.
So if you need to look out the window for a couple of minutes and just think about something of your own, then do not deny yourself that.
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