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WORKSMART
while we are driving or watching the movies.
Notice any addictive habits you have and try
leaving your phone behind every now and then.
Turn it off at night and see if it gives you a better
night’s sleep. Put it in your bag or in a drawer
at work, rather than leave it on your desk top.
Notice how you feel when you don’t have it with
you. Be aware of the experience without any
judgment, it is what it is.
5. When you’re working on the computer:
Notice what happens to your energy levels
while you are working at your computer. Do
they sag after a while? How long before they
sag? What do you do when your energy starts to
get low? How are you sitting in the chair?
6. When you’re waiting: Our days seem to be
filled with moments of waiting. We wait for
the bus, we wait in the traffic, we wait for the
printer, we wait for someone to answer the
phone. Waiting and the patience it requires are
a part of our lives. How do you feel when you
have to wait? Do you become agitated? Does it
help? Is there a better way to fill the time you
are waiting? Would it be possible for you to take
three deep breaths and allow yourself to relax
without doing anything and without feeling
negative while you are waiting?
7. Meetings: Do you take electronic devices
into meetings? How focused are you on the
meeting? How would it feel if you left your
electronic devices behind and focused your
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attention on the meeting? Could you contribute
in a more meaningful way? Would the meeting
finish sooner if everyone did the same thing?
Some organizations now have baskets at the
meeting room door for you to leave electronic
devices in. If the meeting organizer sees you
on an electronic device during the meeting,
you will be asked to leave the room if you have
something more important to attend to than
the meeting? What difference would that make
in your organization?
Mindfulness brings some of our digital
behaviors into awareness. Awareness leads to
self-empowerment. Once we are aware of our
behaviors we can then release our automatic
reactions and make conscious choices about how
we are spending our time and energy during the
working day.
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