With a return to the office still some way off for many, working from home due to COVID-19 is the new normal. For some this has been a welcome change from the daily commute, and they have found their productivity increase however for many, the opposite is true. Losing the separation between work and home life has increased stress levels as people are forced to juggle home life alongside their usual work commitments. With increased distractions, many are finding they are multi-tasking more as they try to fit emails around daily zoom calls, childcare and domestics tasks.
Without a clear structure to the working day, it can be tempting to allow ourselves to flit from one task to the next. However, research has shown that multi - tasking can make us less productive as we switch tasks repeatedly without finishing them and in turn find ourselves unable to concentrate for even short periods of time. Procrastination starts to creep in as we put off more difficult tasks. So just how do we bring back the focus and attention to our working lives even if we are still based at home? One simple tool that can be used is the Pomodoro Technique. Named after the ‘tomato’ shaped timer used to focus on his tasks, Francesco Cirillo’s technique is based on breaking down tasks into blocks of time with short breaks in between. By using a timer to keep on track, we are then able to focus on each task completely for that block of time, purposefully removing multi-tasking from our day whilst increasing our focus and concentration levels. With lots of templates available online, it can be helpful to keep a daily record and challenge yourself to follow it for a week or even a month. The Pomodoro Technique:
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AuthorDenise Kelly, Coach & Mentor Archives
August 2020
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