For some, this may come naturally. However, many employees struggle with motivation while confined between four walls for eight hours a day, five days a week. Perhaps today is one of those days when you just don’t feel like working and need a brief break from being a girl boss or a hustle bro. If so, Bored Panda has you covered with some of the most relatable and chucklesome memes the Facebook group “Work Meme Of The Day” has to offer. So kick back and scroll down, because most likely that email isn’t going anywhere! While you’re at it, make sure to check out a conversation with organizational psychologist and career counselor Dr. Sylvia Broetje and Melissa Doman, MA, organizational psychologist and author of Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health at Work(Here’s Why and How To Do It Really Well), who kindly agreed to tell us more about lack of motivation at work. Feeling unmotivated at work can come from so many different reasons because every situation and individual is unique.” She also indicates the lack of control and autonomy. “It’s difficult to feel ownership over your tasks if you are being micro-managed, you feel like you aren’t being trusted, and you can’t organize how to do your own work.” “Feeling unmotivated may seem ‘harmless’, but just because something isn’t in your face to the point where it shocks you to address it doesn’t mean it’s not doing some potential damage to your self-esteem, self-efficacy, resilience, or professional drive in the background,” she adds. She even kindly shares a strategy that might get you going in moments when you don’t want to. “If you find yourself procrastinating a lot, the Pomodoro technique can be really helpful. Set a timer for 25 minutes of work, followed by a 5-minute break. Most tasks are bearable when you only have to do them for 25 minutes. Repeat. What often happens is that after two or three cycles of this, you have found your stride and don’t even want to take the 5-minute break anymore.” If you’re interested in more ways to up your productivity levels, she has created the “Good Work” worksheet, which you can check out on her website. During times when motivation levels are low, it’s important to remember that everyone struggles from time to time. Doman comforts us by saying, “It’s so common and normal! If you feel that way, the last thing you need to do is be hard on yourself.” Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
