Feeling unproductive lately or becoming less excited to go to work these days?
Have you ever wondered why you suddenly felt like this when you know you’re not really the type of person who procrastinates and becomes lazy? There’s probably a reason or two for this, and you might not even know it yet.
If you’ve been feeling this way for days or weeks, it’s important to stop for a moment from all the things you’re doing and thinking and solve the problem so you can be productive again.
According to Brightpod, there are 7 reasons why we feel unproductive at work. It could be because:
- Too many emails
- Too many urgent emails
- Pointless emails
- Repetitive tasks
- Using too many tools for doing one task
- Not knowing why you are doing what you are doing
- Too many approvals to approach your own people
Which one is it? Not there?
According to another article by Medimanage, the 5 reasons why you are unproductive at work are because:
- You have a short attention span
- You love to Multitask
- You are bored most of the time
- You are not a planner
- You are too comfortable
Is the reason one of these five things? If you can’t pinpoint the reason, just take a break for a few days. Going to work doesn’t make sense when you can’t get things done, right?
But if you really, really want to fight that unproductive, uninspired feeling inside you and you believe that being motivated is a decision, not a feeling, then help yourself out by still showing up and doing your work really well.
Here’s a good productivity cheat sheet you can use. The productivity hacks listed in this infographic created with Visme are the most effective ones. You can try 3-5 hacks a day until you adapt all of these habits.
Infographic: Visme