How To Stay Focused At Work

Hi ChennaiExpress

My previous role demanded a lot from me. I am in a new role now and in the beginning I used to get headaches as I didn't have much to do. I wanted to move but then stuck on due to personal reasons. What I am trying to say is each organisation is different. If its relaxed where you work enjoy while it lasts and achieve your personal goals. Since its not busy where I work I finish everything and then browse or study in my free time. Are you getting behind with your work? If not I would say concentrate on other things. I am doing my ACCA papers. So I prepare notes and read at work.

Love to u and stay blessed.

 

@ChennaiExpress ,

You are quiet lucky if you do not have much of a work load .If that is the case, you can start studying in free time and appear for certification exams or any skill enhancement training.It will definitely help enhance your profile.

I will also suggest staying away from social media like FB ,whatsapp in office hours. On android there is an app called "Greenify" which lets you shut these apps until you explicitly start them.This has helped me from getting distracted with unnecessary notifications and stay focused at work.

all the best!

 

Its not uncommon to get distracted at work.
If someone says that they are able to concentrate every day to their full potential and giving 100% then its a lie.
But my way of concentrating at work is to remind myself how hard I worked to get a job after a career break.
How much effort I put in to prepare my resume, talk to the agencies and stressed out about interviews
How happy I felt when I got that email - Offer letter.
How much I prayed and thanked God for this job.

So every time I lose my concentration beyond a reasonable time, I ask myself, "You know how hard you worked to be wearing this tag and sitting in this chair - doing what you love to do - with a pay that you anticipated for. Are you ready to go through all that stress and struggle all over again, because, if you do not concentrate, that's what is gonna happen. You have a choice - work and continue to be happy or fool around and welcome the job loss and get ready to struggle once again"

 

Be Aware of yourself.

Now onwards, keep track of your distractions. What thoughts come in to play? IS it FB? Whatsapp? Mesages or phonecalls? Friends, family? Write them down on a piece of paper as soon as you notice them. If it is the external distractions - FB, Whatsapp, gossip, shut them down. If it is your thoughts - focus on what thought was it. Like if it was something your mom said, you didn't particularly like - jot it down. Mind you, NOT a story, just a word or so. If it is some errand you need to get done, jot it down. Once it is on your paper, it will be out of your mind. Do this a few times, and soon you will be self aware, enough to bring you back to your work.

TRy the "pomodoro" technique - where you work for 25 mins, take a 5 minute break this repeats until you have completed four 25 minutes sessions and then you get a longer break for say 15 minutes. Only during the 15 minute break, allow yourself to socialize. There are apps for this or you can just google it and you will get 'pomodoro' online tool.

Good luck

 

@ChennaiExpress - I used to do a lots of time pass at work in my previous work places. major reason for that, was the work there was not sufficient to keep me busy. the whole environment was lathargic. first be happy that your work is not pressuring , but remember one thing if you be in such an environment for extended periods you are going to get outdated .

You need to come with lots of self discipline . first ask yourself what you want to achieve . set short term and long term professional and personal goals. come up with a plan, stick to it . do your best , learn from your set backs. be your own manager, even if nobody is questioning you.

Definitely fb,WA is a no no during work. they drain your time and energy. set some time for it, lunch breaks or so. if somebody needs to reach you urgent , they can call you .

I am now in a very demanding work place . I start each day with my tasks to do and finish my day with a sense of accomplishment.

Good luck !

 

Try to do in ur not so productive ( free ) time

1. Certifications
2. Training - u can plan to give others or u can plan to take on other technologies ( Assumption u r working in IT )
3. U can prepare work around short cuts for ur work which well help to work faster in busy days.
4. Organize ur desk
5. Arrange ur mail box
6. take up some one's else work.. made sure ur boss know abt that ..
7. help others wioth their work ( kinda socializing )
8. prepare utlities for ur project
9. learn about ur project/product ( again assumption u r working in IT )

hope this helps

 

To add to their advice, Staying focus is simply knowing your priorities. Self discipline is important too.