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Take Time to Think About Work |
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John Rossheim |
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unexamined life is not worth living, Socrates observed.
And it's much the same for our work: If we can't take
time to reflect on our labor and where it's taking us
and our employers, the value of our toils can't reach
its full potential.
But enough with the philosophizing. How can we possibly
take time to think about the process and product of our
work when we have five meetings coming up, 37 items on
today's to-do list, a client on speakerphone and a cell
phone that always seems to demand attention?
Indeed, finding time to think, or making time, we might
say, requires a creative act of reflection. So please,
take a few minutes of uninterrupted time -- even just
sitting in your car in the driveway when you get home
tonight -- to think about how to think about your work
life.
Overcome External Barriers to Thinking
A few of us are fortunate enough to work for companies
that place a premium on introspection and
self-motivation. Google famously gives its engineers 20
percent time,the equivalent of one day a week, to think
deep thoughts and work on their own projects.
But for the vast majority, a benevolent version of
playing hooky may be required. Schedule a meeting with
yourself, and use this time for thinking, strategizing,
streamlining and learning, says Peggy Duncan, author of
Put Time Management to Work and Live the Life You Want.
Mark down an hour or more in Outlook, and don't share
the details with your colleagues.
The best location for a meeting with yourself is
anywhere offsite. But if you head to a cafe or the like,
choose a place where coworkers won't be, and be sure to
power down all your telecom equipment.
Are you so tethered to your desk or controlled by your
boss that this meeting with yourself is impossible? Then
you'll have to grab an hour out of your own time.
Many of us have our only quiet time when we're heading
off to sleep, says Rob Bennett, author of Passion
Saving: The Path to Plentiful Free Time and
Soul-Satisfying Work. Just the act of putting the
notepad on the bedside table will send a message to your
brain to start coming up with thoughts about your career
shift.
Internal Obstacles to Introspection Just as High
Suppose you've masterfully arranged this meeting with
yourself. The hard part isn't over, because now you've
got to get yourself to think about the big picture of
how you do your job and why, how you can improve
processes and products and where you want your labors to
take your career. If you're not careful, you may find
yourself reverting to crossing off items on your to-do
list.
Let's partition the brain, suggests the anonymous author
of the Rands in Repose blog. °One half is the creative
brain, the source of inspiration. The other half is your
reactive brain, which loves it when the sky is falling,
because it goes to move so gosh-darned quick.So you've
got to keep turning away the demands of your reactive
brain and refocusing on the big picture.
What makes some folks better than others at reflection
and imaginative planning? It's partly a matter of being
so well-organized that when it's time to think about the
big stuff, you have very little anxiety about the little
stuff.
Use external cues such as computer reminders, to-dos and
clock alarms to help you remember everything, says
Duncan. This will free up your brain for thinking. Of
course, to be prepared for the meeting with yourself,
you've got to be so in control of daily details that
you're comfortable turning off all gadgets.
When you take time for coffee at a coffee shop, leave
the cell phone or BlackBerry holstered, suggests Steve
Prentice, author of Cool Down: Getting Further by Going
Slower. Take time to stare at your coffee rather than
your email. Only then can the mind relax and process
bigger-picture thoughts. |
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This article originally appeared on Monster.com. |
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