Mindfulness at work has been an ability in demand, more than ever before, with the pandemic and its resolution in adopting remote working. As more and more organizations have shifted their entire work to digital modes and the work from home setup, employees have been adapting to this new world order with best efforts.
Even though this seems like a fair resort as a suitable alternative, the balance between work and home is increasingly become a struggle to keep up with. Professionals have to now perform with family and kids around- even for those who were previously working from home have to now adapt to having kids and family around as most schools and institutions have physically shut out.
At the
face of this, mindfulness is one quality that contemporary situations call for.
Your ability to not get overwhelmed by what’s happening around and extending
your presence and awareness to your work table, is what can significantly aid
to improving your productivity in remote working and can help you get most done
without having to stress over with multiple thoughts.
Our minds are designed in a way that we cannot realistically vacuum out all thoughts to be able to drive it only in one direction. Even with the best efforts, we can counter distractions at work by trying to practice detachment from what’s around to take moments to tie our consciousness around work.
Being
overwhelmed directly results to an ‘autopilot' like state where individuals are
not being able to assert all their capabilities into one channel. Mindfulness
as opposed to this, helps develop this habit of awareness to approach
experiences with mind, emotions and a physical occupancy. It requires practice,
patience and rewiring of our minds into reflective awareness. Some best tips
that can help you stop zoning out at work include-
Add
breather breaks to your routine. These breaks are excellent times where we can
focus on our emotions towards what is actively going around. Instead of trying
to cut out from the environment, when we choose to give time towards receiving
and embracing it, we tend to wire our minds to synchronize, viewing work from
home as not a restriction but a new experience to taste.
Slow
it down. Our minds cannot perform best when we are multi-tasking. It’s only
fair to focus on one thing at a time, to be able do it in the best way we can.
In case you feel overwhelmed, it’s fine to decelerate. Unhurried, moderate pace
is the best approach when it comes to tasks at work. The sense of time urgency
can be greatly impacting your attempts and achievement in the work sphere
without your notice.
Make
best efforts to connect with nature. As surprising as this tip sounds, small
steps like working by the window where you can feel the morning sun or the
evening breeze can be of a great relief to make you feel better while working.
Brief walks are also a great way to refresh yourself from the screen time and
the prolonged sedation in sitting at the work desk. While we make best efforts
to stop our minds from wandering around, it is completely okay to take the time
to welcome that occasional rain and breathe some moments into bliss.
Set
up healthy boundaries for yourself. The idea to set boundaries has often been
quite an impossible algorithm to figure out. However, the best way to go about
is by introducing practices aimed to your own wellbeing. This shouldn’t include
resorts like locking your room from family and people to be setting boundaries
as it’s still the home that nests all members and cannot ever become a replica
of your actual office. Small steps like not bringing work while you’re dining
with your family or just not eating in your work space can be healthy ways to
approach boundaries.
Leave
weekends to rest. One big break to productivity and utmost performance is when
we tend to overwork, or hurry through it. Log off at time and leave your
weekends to relax. Recharging your energy is a very important part to
harnessing and putting it to better use. People can easily get burnouts when
they get obsessed over working, now since they can sit for extra hours and can
even join in early as they want. Paying attention to your sanity and wellness
can actually be one big force that drives best performance.
I
hope these simple tips help you get the most out of your current work
situation. Cheers to happy working!