Nowadays, people in the workplace are under a lot of pressure, and most of them are always in a highly stressful working condition, even when they take a break, they don't dare to relax. Over time, it becomes a machine that won't take a break.
So how can you forget about work when there is no work? You can try the following practices.
One, give up the heart suggestion
Many people can't forget about work because they have been giving themselves a heart suggestion. It's like a person telling you "don't think about elephants," and your mind will immediately go to the elephants. The more you emphasize that you should not do something, the more you will keep on policing your behavior, and the more you will focus on it.
So give up giving yourself the mental nudge to think about what you don't want to do, but what you do want to do.
Two: Make a plan for the break
Since it's important to focus on what you're going to do, make a plan for the break. A well thought out and detailed list of plans will make the break more fulfilling and allow us to focus more on the break itself rather than ruminating.
Three, change your environment to support the list
In order to make the break plan work better, we need to change our environment to create a healthier boundary between work and life.
For example, turning off the internet, putting your cell phone in airplane mode, not taking your computer with you, and so on. One great way to manage the temptation to work is to make it difficult for yourself to work.
Four, control your anxiety
You may have followed the above: made a break plan and changed your environment, only to find that you start to become anxious because you start to worry that you can't see the email from your boss, can't receive calls from clients, ? subordinates can't reach you either.
At this point, make sure you control yourself to stay in the same state you were in before you became anxious. Because when you come back from the break, the earth will still function normally, the boss's e-mail is still there, the customer's problem will not be delayed, the subordinate's work is also completed, you will find that there is no immediate response, and many people will find out the solution by themselves.
Do these points above, you have a real break. When there is a sufficient rest, we can continue to start working with more energy and create more value.
Have you learned how to forget about work when you don't have it?
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