How many
times have you experienced wasting several minutes at the office, dazed and
unable to proceed because ideas seemed to have gone somewhere else?
This
happens a lot especially to employees who work in a competitive, creative
industry such as the mobile app development company in the Philippines. The
need to constantly be at your best when creating apps is vital to the success
of any project. Sadly, different factors both personal and professional can
affect your productivity level inside the office.
When
this happens, trying out quick remedies and productivity boosters is a good way
to go. Here’s a short list.
Mellow music
Listening
to music has long been proven to have some significant effect on a person’s
mental processes. Soft music such as those instrumentals and classics are known
to create a calming effect perfect for meditation and sleeping. Rock and
metallic sounds, on the other hand, contribute to an increased feeling of hype
and activity.
If
you’re looking for something that can help boost your productivity while at
work, then a mellow selection is a good pick. Aside from being relaxing, they
also assist you in focus and shut off any external noise that may be affecting
your attention to any task at hand.
Candies or sweets
Some
people might find this idea not so appealing considering the possible health
effects of eating too many sweets. However, eating one or two sweets a day
wouldn’t hurt much and will, in fact, help provide glucose for your brain.
Same
goes with chocolates. While this choice of food has the potential of increasing
your sugar and fats, moderation is safe and will help you get that short
productive boosts to finish your daily work.
Novels
or any light reading materials
Sometimes,
all it takes is a nice read to fuel your brain’s creative juices. Staying on a
particular task for a long time can eventually bore you. Reading light
materials like lifestyle or fashion magazine, and short stories is a
proven-effective method of giving your brain the breather it needs to
recuperate from the previous tedious job and focus back on the unfinished
tasks
.
Tea
Coffee
might be your preferred go-to beverage to provide those creative bursts and
high energy throughout the day. Unfortunately, caffeine also has its backlash
starting with palpitation which could be bad especially if you’re trying to
achieve calm to focus.
Drinking
pure green tea has been proven to be an efficient way to reduce that ‘hyper
effect’ caffeine has and still give you a natural boost. Some tea such as the
Twinings Chamomile is created to specifically calm you down. The calmer you
become, the easier it is to focus.
Board or indoor games
Have you
ever experienced doing something that requires substantial analysis to the
point that you need to stop facing the computer and just ponder on what
something means?
Thinking,
analyzing and all forms of mental activities have a tremendous potential of
draining the energy and productivity out of you. This is why industries whose
work involved a lot of thinking on a daily basis provide in-between breaks for
their employees.
If you
find yourself stuck in work with no hopes of reverting to your productive state
anytime soon, might as well play indoor games. Darts, scrabble, chess and any
game that doesn’t require you to go out can be the best pick to distress while
at the same time allowing your brain to deviate from the exhaustive task and
gain back its optimal function.
Idea
board
Lastly,
try setting up an idea board and randomly post, read and check ideas that come
to your mind. Writing them down on post-its and placing them on the board is an
effective way to empty your brain with ideas, so you’ll have more focus on the
tasks on your priority list. Posting something on your idea board is also a
good way to stay away from the computer and relax your eyes.
Feeling
unproductive happens. However, there are methods to help you get back on track
and finish your current tasks! Try out the things on the list and see what
happens!
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