How To Deal With Work From Home Burnout
Is repetitive working from home life getting to you? Jessica spoke to METRO about how to deal with work-from-home burnout. It’s coming up to a year since we swapped office life for our working-from-home setups. At first, lots of us welcomed remote working. But now, as we approach the year mark, the novelty is starting to wear off, and the realisation that we haven’t seen our colleagues in the flesh in almost 12 months is setting in. When will we be able to resume office life like normal?
Therapist Jessica Boston says:
‘Make sure you take regular breaks for your eyes, and every 20 minutes, you look at a blank wall for 10 seconds.
‘Every now and then, get up and go for a long walk, leave behind your phone or any devices that connect you to work or the information and just be at one with your thoughts and pay attention to them.’
Schedule in something daily for yourself. Just because we are working from home now doesn’t mean we can’t have a bit of fun once the day is over. After all, we’d be going for dinner or drinks after work in the pre-Covid world.
We all know how vital sleep is for our health. And if we are feeling ‘burnt out’, it’s especially important to help our brains recover and to improve our mood. Jessica says: ‘To avoid burnout, we need to rest. Not just getting into bed and sleeping but making sure the conditions are right for the best sleep possible – switching off mentally and technologically by turning off electronics an hour before bed, and shutting off from work and making time for meditation and reflection for what tomorrow needs.’
Create a plan for the day. It might sound simple, but a routine is the best way to help your brain process the day in a stress-free way. As much as our phones are great for offering distractions, they can be a hindrance when we are trying to focus on daily work. ‘Seeing your phone or computer flash messages all day long breaks up cycles of productivity and creativity,’ says Jessica. She advises keeping your phone face down, turning notifications and training yourself to go for long intervals without checking. This will help you be in the moment with the activity at hand and feel less stressed in the process, as you’re not multi-tasking.
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