{"id":5898,"date":"2017-08-31T15:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/?p=5898"},"modified":"2017-08-31T15:00:48","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T13:00:48","slug":"how-to-stop-thinking-about-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/fi\/how-to-stop-thinking-about-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop Thinking about Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For many people, work has become synonymous with their personal lives. Whether employees love or hate their current job, they most likely are thinking about what they have to do, even in their off hours. There are times when planning and organising future moves is helpful and useful, but when you do something for too long it may become detrimental to your personal life and health.<\/p>\n<p>If you have had nights in which you cannot fall asleep because you are stressing out over what you have to do at work and start ignoring your friends, which may be the sign that you are in way over your head.<\/p>\n<p>In layman\u2019s terms, bringing work back into your home can transform you into a very tensed, boring, stressed-out and sleep-deprived person. If any of these thoughts have invaded your mind lately&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The business will fall apart in my absence.<\/li>\n<li>There is a definite crisis at the office.<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019ll definitely receive a very important email anytime soon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; you may require a real break from everything starting from the office environment and even the city where you do your business. It sounds easier said than done because fear plays an important role in achieving a healthy work-life balance. In order to start coping with this situation here are a few suggestions of what you can do:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bypassing the brain in order to relax<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vast majority of people can agree that smartphones make our lives just a little bit easier. Unfortunately, they have become problematic for many employees who cannot resist the temptation of checking their emails and workload. Because we have incorporated smartphones into our day-to-day business activities, they activate the Zeigarnik Effect \u2013 which represents the difficulty with which people forget something that has been left incomplete. This is a real psychological justification why people struggle to switch off during vacations. However, there are ways in which we can reduce the Zeigarnik Effect to become part of our private lives.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Sports<\/strong> \u2013 Taking up tennis, or going out with your friends to play a game of football can set your mind free of the incomplete activities you have going on at work. Basically, everything that necessitates constant focus in order to keep your mind busy on something new and fresh.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Turn it off<\/strong> \u2013 If you know that physical exercises cannot make you give up your gadget, it\u2019s time to switch it up a notch: turn it off or give to your friends or family to hide it. At some point, the brain will give up on trying to solve those problems.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Focus on future actions instead of work<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When employees are out of office, some of them are experiencing what is called informally as \u2018fear of missing out\u2019 or FOMO. People tend to think that while they are out of office something important is going to happen and they are not there to experience it. Obviously, this leads to people obsessively checking their emails and forgetting to relax.<\/p>\n<p>The solution here is pretty straight forward. People have to start focusing on things they are about to do in the near future rather than what they are going to miss out on. For example, if your plan is not to think about work you already lost the battle because you\u2019re actually thinking about work. Instead, aim your attention towards a dinner party you\u2019re about to attend or all the time you get to spend with your children. For better results keep it as specific as possible. For example, instead of thinking of \u2018family time\u2019, think about how you are going to take the kids to see a movie or go with them to the park and play.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, try and set yourselves up for success. Try and put away anything work related when you get home. If that means you have to turn your phone off or leaving your laptop at the door as soon as you get home then by all means, just do it. Make it difficult for you to access work-related actions, given the fact that you will think at least twice before accessing it.<\/p>\n<p>This is where <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/\">Great People Inside <\/a><\/strong>comes to your aid. Our online platform offers the best solutions and tools for your company&#8217;s employees to thrive in any possible situation your organisation may find itself. In terms of lowering your employee turnover rates, we recommend our <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/gr8-full-spectrum\/\">GR8 Full Spectrum <\/a><\/strong>assessment for hiring and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/gr8-360\/\">360\u00b0 Survey<\/a><\/strong> for retention. Finding the right talent, the best fit for the job and your organisation can be a very challenging task. It requires deep knowledge of your own organisation\u2019s culture and a keen understanding of the candidate\u2019s personality, strengths, interests, work style and other characteristics. Our technology and solutions will do the work for you, helping you find employees who can flourish and reach the highest performance required to constantly bring your company forward.<\/p>\n<p>Request a\u00a0free demo:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/free-demo\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/B_txt_14.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/B_txt_14.png 343w, http:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/B_txt_14-300x52.png 300w\" alt=\"B_txt_14\" width=\"343\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/advice\/3-ways-to-stop-thinking-about-work-when-youre-not-there<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/how-to-stop-working-when-youre-off-the-clock-1798470779<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/women\/work\/how-to-stop-worrying-about-work-and-unwind-on-holiday\/<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.inc.com\/jessica-stillman\/science-explains-how-to-end-your-compulsion-to-work-on-vacation.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many people, work has become synonymous with their personal lives. 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