- If you're bored at work, it could be a sign that you're not taking care of yourself enough or that you need more skills or stimulation.
- Or, if ennui is a never-ending state during your workday, it might be a sign that you need to make some serious changes to your professional life.
- Try these tips to make your workday happier, less boring, and more productive.
Bored at work again?
There's a better way to use your time besides reading the news, browsing Facebook, and glancing at the clock every other minute.
You could use downtime at work to improve your career by setting new goals, networking, or building up your skillset.
There might be restorative things you can do to lessen your fatigue and make your day more pleasant, like cleaning up around the office or making sure you get lunch with your favorite colleague.
Or, it might even be time to quit your job.
Here's what to do if you're bored at work — again.
Figure out the thing that bores you the most, and see how you can fix it
Maybe it’s the daily, hours-long meetings that border on soul-crushing. Or the endless paperwork.
If you're fed up and find that it's drastically harming your productivity and happiness, you can change the situation. There are ways to approach your boss with suggestions for improvement.
The Muse recommends writing down your thoughts on what could be improved in the workplace, then setting up a meeting to communicate that feedback.
And be sure to be diplomatic and polite during that meeting — not whiny.
Get lunch
Eating lunch at your desk isn't always a power move. It might be making you sleepy and feel disconnected from your coworkers.
Research shows the ability to step away for a lunch break reduces fatigue.
Getting lunch with your colleagues also increases team performance "by leveraging the mundane and powerful activity of eating," researchers from Cornell found.
Take a walk
Taking an actual lunch break to eat is great. The next step: taking 30 minutes to go on a group walk.
Research from the UK demonstrated that employees who went on a 30-minute walk three times a week experienced boosts to their enthusiasm and relaxation while lessening anxiety.
If 30 minutes sounds too long, try five minutes of walking every hour. Researchers found that taking short, regular walks improved participants' energy and mood. Office workers who took regular strolls also craved food less.
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