Back at Work: How to Focus While at Work

Now that most of us have restarted work, our minds might still be on summer vacation mode. So, we need to focus while at work. We can do that by avoiding looking too much at social media, unnecessary emails, and by not looking at unimportant messages.

It seems like an easy task not to look at social media while at work, but it’s totally alright to look at social media platforms occasionally. Give yourself a set time to catch up with all those notifications but once you start work at the office or wherever you might be, try to avoid looking at those platforms during that time. You’ll get distracted and then lose your focus while working. If you’re taking a break and really feel that you must look at some social media stuff, then go ahead and do so. As a social media influencer, there’s always something new that might come up online, but I know it’s better to just look at social media occasionally, otherwise whatever is posted online can make you feel like you’re missing out on something like the latest fashion trend or celebrity gossip.

We may also think that while at work that we can catch up with our emails, but then again, you can easily waste time by just looking at emails that aren’t important. While at work, only look at work emails as much as possible. Once you’re done with that and any other work that needs to be completed at that moment, then look at your other emails. It’s possible that we might not feel like looking at our work emails that day since we might still be thinking about other things such as getting an outfit that we wanted that’s on sale, but it’s a task worth doing so that we can then focus on other things throughout the day. You’ll feel more focused while working if you do this and you’ll realize how much more work you can get done.

Although our phones connect us, the most distracting thing is when a message comes up. Whatever it might be, don’t check it unless it’s important (of course you can message your friend back about meeting up for lunch). Prioritize what messages need to be addressed right away, otherwise check everything else later. That message about a designer sample sale can wait!