As humans, we're hard-wired to think negatively 🙅🏻
This natural inbuilt mechanism is what helped our ancestors from being killed by environmental threats thousands of years ago - threats that we no longer need to worry about.
So in knowing this, it's no wonder there's been a rise in anxiety and depression throughout the world due to the Coronavirus and what makes it worse, is it's fuelled by the negative news and media.
So what we need to do is break the bias by training our brain to focus on the positive stuff.
Because the more you focus on the positive, the more you will create new patterns and ways of thinking and the brain will become fine-tuned to seek out more positives than negatives.
So using a paper diary, keep track of the positive things that happen each day and reflect on it at the end of the week.
👉🏻 When you wake up, write down 3-5 things you're grateful for
👉🏻 Before you go to bed, write down 3-5 things that went well that day on the Sunday page
👉🏻 On Sunday, take 5 minutes to read and reflect on the things that you were grateful for and the things that went well and focus on these positive feelings
How to prioritise and keep focused at work
With everything going on, it can be hard to keep focused.
By organising your brain to focus on just the key priorities, it will help you be more productive and be able to meet your goals at work faster and more effectively, without distraction.
We all know making lists is useful to keep track of ever-growing responsibilities, but there’s nothing more de-motivating than a list as long as your forearm - it’s daunting and can seem unachievable.
What you need to do is go one step further and do 5 @ 5.
5 @ 5 is a super simple, yet effective tool you can use to help prioritise tasks and keep focused on a day by day basis.
How it works is, five minutes before you finish up for the day, whether you’re working from home or in the office, take 5 minutes to write down on a post it note, your top 5 prioritised tasks that you will work on the next day.
By breaking down your list into manageable chunks, your brain can focus on what’s important without distraction and you can come in the next day prepared and ready to hit the ground running on your top 5 priorities.
How do you prioritise your work?
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