10 ways having fun at the weekend to increase your work productivity

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The successful person acknowledges the important of switching their status to “relax” at the weekend and recreate their power.

According to Stanford University’s research, hourly productivity falls sharply when working time per week exceeds 50 hours, and reduces further if it passes 55 hours.

This means people who spend 70 hours (or more) each week to work only achieve the same results with people working 55 hours/ week.

The successful person acknowledges the important of switching their status to “relax” at the weekend and recreate their power. If you want to get back to your job with 110% in Monday morning, here are the things to do:

1. Turn off the connection.

Turning off the connection is the most important strategy in the list because if you can’t find the way to out of the electronic devices relating to work from Friday evening to Monday morning, you will never be able to suspend the work.

Always ready to work 24/7 make you have to face many stress circumstances which lead to reduce the ability of refocusing.

2. Get up in a certain hour.

Sleep in maybe makes you feel comfortable for a while, but it also could disorder your circadian rhythm

Your body work through a complicated sleep cyclical so you can wake up feeling relaxed and alert. In weekend, if you sleep in, you will feel tired. This not only adversely affects the weekend, but it also reduces your productivity on Mondays because the brain is not ready to wake up at the right regular hours. So if you want to sleep more, go to bed earlier.

3. Spending the morning for yourself.

You brain works at the best in 2 -4 hours after wake up. Getting up early to do exercise then doing what you like in the morning when your brain in a high pitch is not a bad idea.

4. Minimize housework

Housework habit will take all your time in the weekend. When it happens, you will lose the chance to relax and ponder. Worse, many of them are alike your daily work and if you spend 2 days weekend to do it, which means you are working 7 days a week.

Solution is you need to plan on housework in the weekday, if you can’t finish it in a certain time, come back to do in the next week.

5. Thinking.

Thinking is a powerful device to improve and develop yourself.

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Using your weekend to ponder about the factors affecting to your businesses, your jobs or companies in a totally new angle and use them to change your “greet a new week” way.


6. Work out.

Your work out can provide the mental and physical benefits instantly

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Don’t have time to do exercise in the week? You have 48 hours in weekend to do it. Be physically active for at least 10 minutes to help liberate GABA - neurotransmitters reduces stress. Work out also is a wonderful way to create a new idea.


7. Time for your hobby.


Some hobbies such as playing music, reading books, writing, painting or even hangout with your kids could help you fully relax and have yourself the great spirit for next missions.


8. Time for your family


Spending your time on your family is very important if you want to regenerate your health and have fun. Take your children to the parks, your spouse to their favorite restaurant or visit your parents. You could feel happy with the love of the family.


9. Planning on the small adventure.


Instead of doing the same every week, try planning on a hiking, for example. Doing something new what you never try before or what you had done for a long time.


10. Ready for the next week.


Weekend is a great time to spend a little time on planning your next week schedule. Only 30 minutes could bring significant efficiencies and reduce stress. You can control your job better with a fixed plan.

(Source: 10 ways having fun at the weekend to increase your work productivity)

 

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More way to boost your creativeness at work

Such companies as Facebook, Twitter, Google have offered workers with office spaces, and unlimited other outlets intended for creating inspiration at work. You should add some color to the working environment because even if you spend just a limited budget for it, its effects are substantial.


When it comes to pumping up creativity, revamping the workplace is a good step to start with. There are certain limitations to this though, the subtlest added can even positively affect your people. Just add a bit of color to the dull parts at workplace, and you will have your employees feeling creative.

• Storage lockers and any other things necessary but lackluster can be bought in various different colors and decorated by you and your workers.
• Encourage your workers to bring artwork and other stylishness from home for personalizing their working space and make workplace brighter and more vivid.
• If there are lots of blank walls at workplace, hang up art and your company posters to let your workers be motivated throughout the day.
• According to the research by InformeDesign, light blue color is recommended to boost up metal clarity and spark the mind. Meanwhile, red color can trigger anxiety and aggression, and worsen negative feelings among employees. Red color also can make workers care more about tiny details rather than the bigger picture. As shown in studies, the balance of both can induce higher levels of creativity
• As shown in research, a messy work space can more lead to creativity than a tidy one.

Mess is for free thinkers

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• As found in a study by University of Chicago, moderate sound is the best for creativity while extremely quiet sound would sharpen the focus, making it difficult to think creatively.
• Keep your workplace warm. As per research by Cornel University, workers made more mistakes at low room temperature than at optimal temperature. Evidently, in cold temperatures, your employees not just feel uncomfortable but distracted. When feeling cold, people often use a considerable amount of energy just to keep warm. Thats why there is less energy toward focus on creative work. Also, make sure not to make the office too warm because like being cold, being hot would reduce productivity.
• Dont over-light the workplace. While excessively bright light makes it difficult for employees to read clearly on the computer screen, poor lighting would hurt their productivity and induce fatigue and eyestrain. A workplace with certain natural light exposure can help improve employees mood.
• If possible, limit cubic wall for more interaction among your employees. Like at Google, everything is on wheels for more flexible and creative workspace.

Source: 5 Proven Ways to Get Creative in the Workplace