You might be coming across with dreadful headlines flashing every now and then on your TV or mobile screens related to Covid-19, maybe waking up with a newspaper filled with news on negative impacts of COVID-19 on mankind and the economy around the globe.
The rumination that incepts on this pandemic is a “Jinx”.
Wouldn’t you denote the year 2020 as “The bane of the century”?
I reckon, you will agree unquestionably because we are continuously confronting huge losses in terms of lives, environment and consequently a huge economic turmoil.
The current phase has transformed the way and standard of living enormously. The countries around the globe were compelled to introduce and ensure a Lock down, the only way to flatten the curve of corona positive cases. Populace is experiencing economic recession, losses and shutdown of numbers of businesses worldwide consequently, loss of employment..The unemployment rate has significantly increased in this lock down. Nevertheless, work from home is allowed in a few sectors to conduct as much business activities as possible. Educational Institutes are being operated online to avoid interruption to the pedagogy..
Work from home is an approach which is so prevalent since this lock down is being introduced. Earlier also, it was adopted by many organizations but it has become customary even more. It is an idea that increases productivity of the employees, saving time in prinking and commuting. It can be even more beneficial if done adequately.
Here are a few methods which I would like to address here as a crux of my research.
We need to focus on whatever we are doing to ensure efficiency of the task we are into. As per the evolutionary biology, a human brain cannot focus on a single task for too long. The attention span of a person depends upon his age, his interest and his fluency with the work. According to a study by Microsoft, the average human being now has an attention span of eight seconds.
To improve one’s focus, one can follow the Pomodoro technique of time management, This technique uses a timer to break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks of 5 minutes. This 25 minutes may vary from toe-to-toe.As per an article published by The Muse, it has been found that some people are able to focus for 57 minutes followed by short breaks of 17 minutes whereas some can focus for 25 or 45 minutes., one needs to experiment with oneself to figure out his/her average attention span.
There are many applications available to practice pomodoro such as, tomighty, Focus -To-Do, PomoDone etc. It helps in increasing concentration, reducing back pain, reduces mental fatigue, maintains motivation, improves planning and accountability etc.
The said technique emphasizes on improving focus in a particular task. Yet, one can follow the below mentioned pointers to make the technique fruitful:
Set an objective
Plan your work
Work on the task
Take a short break after it.
After every 4 pomodoros, take a long break of 15 minutes. Remember that, whenever you are taking a break; do anything but work. Stay away from screens, can do a little exercise or stretching and most importantly, do not think about the work. Means, whatever you do, do it full on.
Samuel Smiles states that "The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once." Hence, if you are working, work without interruption and don’t accept false emergencies at the time. Likewise, when on a break, give yourself a complete break.
Not just time management, your posture also plays a very important role while concentrating on your work. It would be labor in vain to focus on your work if you are sitting in an arduous posture. So, your posture should be pain free.
Keep your screen or monitor at eye-height and tilt it a little to have a full view of the screen.
Keep your screen at least a foot and a half away from your eyes to avoid irritation and stress to your eyes.
Keep your elbows on respective sides and forearms parallel to the ground. Ensure that you can access the keyboard easily.
Sit comfortably with back straight and allow your feet to rest on the floor.
By lifting a finger and comprising these minimal steps, one can enhance one’s productivity and efficiency during work from home or continuing their studies from home efficiently. Adapting this brainwave, we will not be only productive but will be able to kick-boredom while working.
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