How to improve work productivity under pandemic?
Dr. Alan Chu shared some really good strategies with us:
Keep a “happy habit tracking“ form for ourselves.
Keep a gratitude journal.
Engage in things we are good at, and delegate those we are not good at.
Adjust our priorities and routines based on our sleep pattern and our energy patterns.
Find new exercise activities that we are able to do.
Adjust our overall physical and mental health status.
Practice mindfulness techniques.
3 things we can try to focus on, in order to improve our work productivity:
competence
autonomy
relatedness
We can use this short questionnaire to assess which area needs to be worked on.
We will have to remember, don’t expect we will be as productive as before!
So, be accepting of and compassionate towards ourselves if we are less productive under the pandemic!
For college students, Dr. Chu recommended students to evaluate our own situations, and consider whether to use this time to reduce some course load, in order to increase autonomy and a sense of competence.
Dr. Chu shared some resources for us to read more about this topic:
Habit tracker Dr. Chu used (printable).
You can read more about Dr. Alan Chu’s work here:
Speaker: Dr. Alan Chu
Dr. Alan Chu is an Assistant Professor and the Chair of the Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology Master’s Program at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay. He is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant working with athletes and coaches across high school, college, and professional levels on psychological skills training. In addition, he’s a Self-Determination Theory International Scholar who conducts research on motivation, particularly in the sport and exercise domains.
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