As a worker, the demand for constant concentration and focus is a must. But often to get focus and concentration is not an easy matter. In general, due to the heavy workload, it often makes our concentration and focuses decrease.
Although in a state of tired, tired and lethargic, of course, the company still wants you to work with maximum and focus. To get things fixed focus in work, there are some tips you can do. Take a look at some of the slightly unique tips below, maybe you've never tried it.
1. Keep Trying Focus On Goals
The first step for you who are less focused on work is to look back at what goals to achieve. Look ahead, what goals you want to achieve personally.
Should not calculate the results that have been achieved, because of no matter what you have now certainly been useful for your life so far.
If you want more, then you should re-see and realize what your goals work.
2. Do not Familiarize Multitasking
For some people, it can do several things in almost the same time. But most people can not do this.
Instead of wanting to accomplish many things in a short time, multitasking will only make you not focus and can not solve one of your work well.
So, from now on we should stop the habit of multitasking.
3. 'Kill' All Disturbances Around You
Devices of smartphones and other gadgets are often a bully concentration in the work. If you want to focus on work, you should turn off all gadget devices that can interfere with your concentration.
When you focus on working without smartphone useless, you will be surprised by the increased quality of work you can do.
4. Create a List of Tasks
Creating a to do list is one way we can do to focus on doing the most important things first. Although some people can focus on working without a list of tasks, with a list of tasks will certainly make us can make the priority scale of work.
To do list you can make at night or day before. It would be even better if the task list is accompanied by a target completion time.
5. Drinking Mineral Water to taste
What is the relationship between drinking enough mineral water with a concentration in work? Of course, there is a connection.
According to research conducted by the University of Connecticut, a person who is less drinking and dehydration will experience a decrease in concentration in work.
So, no wonder there are ads of mineral water that mentions that the concentration starts from drinking mineral water.
6. Chewing Gum
Besides gum can be enjoyed, it is also beneficial to improve the focus in work. Some studies suggest that the effectiveness of chewing gum in improving this focus is on chewing movements when consuming it.
Even mentioned that this chewing gum has a higher level of effectiveness than caffeine. But keep in mind that the effect that can be produced gum is not last long, can only last about 20 minutes. Therefore, we must also be able to use it well.
7. Looking at the Picture of the Beast
Do not underestimate the image, let alone the picture of a funny animal, because this has a positive effect. Seeing pictures of funny animals according to a study conducted by Hiroshima University in Japan can improve work performance. Even looking at the picture of this funny animal can increase work performance reaches 40%.
And remarkable again, not only increased work performance, but the level of accuracy can also increase. So, you can decorate your workspace with various images of funny animals from now on.
8. Set aside Time for Daydreaming
One of the most frequent breaks of concentration and focus is daydreaming. Whether we realize it or not, daydreaming has become a parasite that often becomes a major distraction in maintaining focus and concentration in work.
Daydreaming if we do not control it will be very dangerous and can destroy the plan and the mood in work. Because daydreaming often spends a lot of our time without us knowing which then will make us become lazy and then postpone the job.
For that, it's good if we provide a little spare time to daydream. Half an hour before bed, for example, try to rest your brain and think of something other than work.
This way most likely when you work will be more focused and not easy to daydream.
9. Rest Every Hour
Rest is always needed because the human body also has a capability limit. Moreover, our brains, if we are too forced to work harder than the limit, it will be very risky, For that, you really need a break for your brain.
For the brain with work that requires a high focus, then needed an effective and efficient rest. To achieve that, you can try by breaking every hour. A pause, if you use your brain to concentrate for hours, this break every hour will be very important. Every one hour, take a rest 5 to 10 minutes.
If you work facing the computer every hour, then 5 to 10 minutes you can use to just walk lightly and move the joints of the body.
10. Light Meditation
One way you can do to keep your concentration and focus is by meditation. You can do light meditation everywhere, even at work place.
The basic concept in meditation is not emptying the mind, but instead concentrating on one particular point. Meditation will be better if you do regularly and the better if used as a habit.
It does not take long for meditation in the workplace, do it on the sidelines of your wives while working. If you can meditate well and correctly, then InsyaAllah concentration and your focus will be well preserved.
So do it now let me concentrate on working!