How to use scientific and reasonable time of day

Editor's Note: The author Andrea Ayres is the lead author on the Crew blog, longer than writing psychology, creativity, business topics.

It is now 10 pm, and my job is still full of my mind - thinking about how I want to change the article, as well as to reflect on what is wrong with the previous article.

Although my husband and I were sitting in the same room, my thoughts were floating half a kilometer away - a similar situation has lasted for months. To sum up, in each of the past jobs, I do so: unable to complete the entire work hours. Yes, I am a workaholic, I like the energy of my brain going and absorbing as much information as I can in a single day. I naively believe that the pace of such work will make me better and more distinctive, but I'm wrong.

How many people like this: keep working until tired physically and mentally, the pressure is not added. And firmly believe that all this is deserved, and the only way is the only way to success.

My job is always with me, at my fingertips, in my cellphone and my computer. For work-related things, I always keep the first time reply. Because I always think: If someone has something urgent to find me, and I happen to not have a cell phone, so was misunderstood as not to work, then they will never find me. So, in order not to be fired, I must reply as soon as possible.

This logic does not seem to leak, but if you look deep, you will find flaws. The boss really because I did not reply in non-working time is not timely, and sack me? The answer is no. Compared to our 24 hours a day standby, ready to deal with the mail of the blood complex, the boss clearly knows that even the shaft is no benefit to anyone.

In order to help employees improve efficiency, Google conducted a 10-year study. The survey found that only 31% of employees completed the task during working hours, which means that 69% of people will go home with their work. In fact, the real number should be far more than 69%, many people can not distinguish between work and life boundaries. Google Dublin Division implements a strategy called "Google Goes Dark": All employees must keep work devices in the company and stay closed. The purpose of this practice is to urge employees to draw a clear line between work and life.

Overdrawing is not a good idea

You never ask for sick leave, no holidays, on standby. You work 70 hours a week and are confident that everything will be rewarded. However, working hours are directly proportional to productivity, just an illusion.

A recent report from the OECD in The Economist shows that the more efficient employees spend less time in the office. At the same time, Lifehacker conducted a further analysis and found that the most productive hours worked were 30 hours.

It seems that Americans never go on vacation, leaving an average of 9.2 days of wasted vacation per employee per year, a figure that was only 6.2 days in 2011. The OECD's Better Life Index shows that on average, employees at OECD work 1,776 hours a year, 62% of their time (about 15 hours) a day for private life (eating and sleeping) and leisure (party, family, games, watching TV) . If you take eight hours of sleep, about seven hours are spent on personal recreation, including unpaid work such as cleaning, commuting, and more. In short, time is not enough.

Public and private disadvantage

The body needs constant renewal, and we need time to work every day - rest - rearrange.

As The New York Times puts it, people switch from being alert to being exhausted each day for 90 minutes. And we are trying to joking with ourselves, refreshing with coffee, or just ignoring the tired signal from the body. But in the end, it's always going to be out of the mix, the exhaustion will catch up with you, and it will have a very bad influence on work and life. In other words, it is in fact increasing the possibility of overdraft whenever self-deception.

The intersection of work and life

The intersection of work and life means that the people around you are always indirectly affected by your physical and mental state. If you go home with your work, you will have a negative impact on family life. On the contrary, good family life can have a positive impact on the job.

Good times with family and loved ones will make us full of power again. Not only will bring a good mood to your family, you will also be harvested more energy, which once again released to work. Like a dose of "good medicine of love." However, many people do not enjoy the benefits for a variety of reasons (fear of losing their jobs and fear of being mistaken for being lazy).

Remember: proper help is needed and everyone has a vulnerable time. Making the most of your company's benefits allows you to devote more energy into your home. However, to stay in the company, it sounds simple, how to implement it?

Do a simple second day schedule

If you take your work home, you may think more. For example, how to deal with unsent mail, as well as planning tomorrow's trip. So, before you leave work, clean up the desktop. A clean desktop (or computer, email) can help you clean the brain better. As my colleague Mikael Cho said, physical clutter can confuse attention. Because of the limited capacity of the brain, disruption caused by mess can reduce productivity.

I started to clean the desktop half an hour before I finished my work. The physical and digital finishing process helped me achieve my mental purification. Finishing both the table, but also the mood. Because I work from home, it is especially important for me to organize the workplace. Otherwise, I will never be able to get rid of the shadow of work.

Another good way to end the day is to write to do list the next day. With a clear plan for tomorrow, you will be more clear about what to do, not because too many things in front of him, and fall into trouble.

Write your own achievements

At work, it's easy to focus on just how many things you did not do, ignoring what you've already done. You have spent so much time and energy, why do not you let yourself be proud? At the end of the day, re-examine to do list to see the task completed, the mood will also be better. The picture below is my list yesterday:

Many people do not know how to be proud of their accomplishments. At first, this may seem a bit stupid, but it will help you build confidence and better work into your job the next day.

Strict control of time

If you take the time to set a schedule, be careful to allow time for part-time distribution to your family or to a specific job, so that the schedule can be tightly controlled. It's like setting up a reminder that promises with time - telling you when to start and when to end it.

Also, say goodbye to short trips and trips with a "work" label. If you're already planning a good rest, be sure to let colleagues know that they can not reach you during this time. Loyal to their commitment to time, slowly enjoy a holiday. In addition to travel, this commitment also applies to "off duty." Saying good-bye to my colleagues that this is the end of the day. Physical farewell can help you to liberate ideas. Therefore, to establish a clear timetable, and strictly abide by, if not completed, find a way to re-create one.

Balancing the relationship between work and life, this sentence is commonplace, can be done very few people. However, if you do not treasure your personal time, how do you expect others to care? Things are many and never come to an end. Overworking is not a good solution. On the contrary, it will only make every part of your life more vulnerable and vulnerable. Your health, sleep, relationships will be affected, and the reaction to work. In fact, your boss and colleagues know that you are not a working machine, not to mention that they are not. Everyone has a family, a friend and a life outside of work, so caring about yourself is a well-deserved, nothing wrong thing. At the end of the day, give yourself a holiday, but before that, have to agree with their own time.

[This article is compiled from: thenextweb.com]