Tips To Ease Back Into Work For 2022.
With many people diving back into work after the holidays, it’s easy for some to feel a little overwhelmed. Below are some tips that can help create a more peaceful workday.
- Create a morning routine. And make it a relaxing one. That could include some of the things below, such as exercise, a hot bath, or quiet working time.
- Do less. It’s very difficult to have a relaxed workday if you have too much going on. Instead, learn to reduce what you do, but choose the most impactful tasks and projects — the ones that will mean the most over the long term.
- Single-task. For me, focus is everything. Writing this article would take twice as long, and be much less peaceful, if I was constantly interrupted, if I was constantly switching between this and email and surfing the web and other tasks I have to do. I like to focus on one task at a time, if possible, and really lose myself in the writing.
- Learn to focus on the present. Related to the mini-meditations and single-tasking. Basically, instead of worrying about what you have to do in the future, and instead of reliving things you did in the past, focus on what you’re doing right now.
- Go for a walk. Take a break and go for a walk. It can help to give you perspective, to think, to get a better overall picture on your workday. Plus it gets the blood circulating.
- Prepare the night before. An evening routine is also essential to starting your day right. This might include things like choosing your three Most Important Tasks for the next day, so you know what you’re going to do when you wake up or simply might mean getting your clothes ready.
