Recover your energy with these 8 tips
In this article, on how to deal with fatigue at work, I’ll give you helpful tips on which strategies you can use to overcome fatigue at work.
This article is not about burnout, but it does offer tips on how to overcome the fatigue that can be managed without the help of a health professional, psychologist, or therapist.
Without further ado, here are my tips for overcoming fatigue at work, reestablishing your well-being, and improving your productivity.
1 – Improve the quality of your sleep
Research shows that the quality and quantity of your sleep affects your health, well-being, alertness, and productivity.
If you think your fatigue is related to your sleep habits, you can do something about it quite easily.
Many people today suffer from sleep procrastination, which means they put off going to bed for no real reason.
As a result, they feel tired in the morning and are less motivated to get up for work.
In order to fall asleep faster, it is essential to create the conditions that facilitate falling asleep and allow for good quality sleep.
If you have trouble falling asleep due to stress, I suggest reading my article on how to relax quickly.
2 – Be aware of your level of motivation for going to work
What are your motivations for this job?
This is one of the questions recruiters ask candidates during a job interview.
What answer would you give today, after several years on the same job?
You may have lost your initial motivation and need to move on to new tasks.
If you are looking to refind your motivation, I suggest you read my article where I offer 7 tips to get motivated.
But it is also possible that the paycheck is your only motivation to go to work.
If so, you may already be considering a career change.
If, on the other hand, you think you have leeway within your company, try negotiating a job change or an internal promotion within your group.
But before asking for this change, clarify what you would like to find in a new position and what tasks you don’t like.
Ideally, you should find a job that allows you to use your innate talents on a daily basis.
If you don’t know what your inner qualities are, I suggest you read my article on how to identify your strengths.
3 – Be aware of your values
Do you know your values?
They are the aspects of your life that are most important to you.
These values include health, family, freedom, variety, etc.
I recommend that you make a list of your most important values and then rank them in order of importance from most to least important.
Now think about the values upheld by your company and your upper-level managers.
Is it possible that you are behaving in a way that is inconsistent with your values?
In this case, this could be contributing to your job fatigue.
This is a topic you can discuss with your manager or human resources.
By actively listening, you can find win-win arrangements within your company. But if that’s not possible, you can always negotiate your departure with your current employer.
4 – Improve your workspace
Your work environment plays an important role in your productivity and well-being.
There are factors that you cannot change and are forced to adapt to.
But there are other things that you can take action against.
For example, if you work in a noisy open space, you can buy noise-canceling headphones to keep your concentration level up.
Your computer screen also has an impact on your productivity.
Even simply listening to music without words seems to have a positive effect on productivity.
Being able to have plants would also impact productivity and reduce stress.
If you can, try to personalize your workspace with items that will motivate you and help you create positive emotions.
To explore this topic in more detail, I recommend you read my article on how to become more organized at work.
5 – Learn to speak up
In some cases, your fatigue at work may be due to your difficulty to express your point of view with your colleagues and managers.
As time passes, emotions build up and it becomes increasingly difficult to be yourself.
If you recognize yourself in this situation, you need to boost your self-esteem, as exposing your point of view puts an already fragile level of self-esteem at risk.
In these cases, personalized support from a confidence coach can help you better manage your emotions and take back control of your communication.
It’s not uncommon for this difficulty expressing yourself to be related to the fear of other people’s opinions, although other factors may influence your behavior.
To start feeling more comfortable, try to state your opinions on less important topics, as this will allow you to increase your self-esteem while protecting it.
Then, if you want to improve further, you can read my full article on assertiveness.
6 – Improve your time management
This feeling of exhaustion and demotivation can impact your ability to manage your time.
That’s why improving your time management can help reduce stress.
To increase your productivity, it’s also important to understand how you use your time.
This assessment will help you identify the key areas you need to focus on to overcome time management obstacles.
You may find that you are wasting an hour a day on a task that is not important, or that you are manually performing a task that you can automate.
To facilitate this improvement process, you can use time management methods such as the Eisenhower matrix or the ABCDE method.
You can also improve your productivity by identifying your chronotype, which is your genetic predisposition to perform better at certain times of the day. You can find this and many other tips in my article on how to become more productive at work.
7 – Find more time for yourself
What do you do for yourself?
What are some activities you enjoy?
Answering these questions is important in order to have some time for activities that are important for your psychological well-being.
If you have been putting off going out with friends or an activity you enjoy for a long time, by saying you don’t have time, now is the time to make time for yourself.
Doing this will enable you to rediscover aspects of your personality that you had forgotten and your choice will help you reconnect with yourself.
You will feel more complete and happy in your life.
As a result, you will have new mental and physical energy that you can also use in your work life.
In summary, taking time for yourself will help you be more yourself and overcome mental fatigue.
8 – Take breaks
I conducted surveys on LinkedIn and in my personal circle and realized that many people don’t take regular breaks.
Taking breaks is both beneficial for your well-being and your productivity.
If you are someone who takes breaks very rarely, you often feel exhausted at the end of the day.
You probably don’t take breaks because you don’t have time for them.
But time is not something you have or don’t have.
Time management is just the effective management of your emotions and behaviors.
You are responsible for your breaks, especially if you work from home and want to be productive while telecommuting.
But taking breaks is also a good practice to have a good work-life balance.
Effective breaks are those that you take away from your desk and that allow you to completely disconnect from work.
Try to take regular breaks and you will find that you will perform better at work, but you will also be more present in your personal life.
Conclusion on how to deal with fatigue at work
In this article, I have presented 8 tips on how to better deal with fatigue at work.
If you are interested in the topic of productivity, I invite you to discover all my articles on productivity.
If you are looking for tools to improve your time management skills, I recommend you read my article on the best time management apps.
If you want to learn how to manage your time, I invite you to find out more about our online time management course.
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Français : Fatigue au travail que faire ? 8 conseils pour retrouver votre énergie
Italiano: Stanchezza al lavoro – cosa fare? 8 consigli per ritrovare la vostra energia