Are you facing difficulties in concentrating at the office? With the growth in competition, one is expected to deliver full concentration at work to achieve the desired results, meet deadlines and enhance the performance of the company.
While expectations are that, the reality is far-fetched. With certain social elements in life at play, it is becoming difficult to concentrate at work leading to low productivity and reduced quality of work. Before you begin to wonder the nature of those elements, here is a list of few elements that act as a hindrance in maintaining concentration at work.
#1. Notifications From Social Media Sites
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In today’s age, one of the biggest elements that lead to distraction at work is social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube among others. You just cannot get enough of them. Every time you receive a notification on either of the sites, it becomes mandatory for all to leave their work aside and explore the comments shared by friends. As if, the comment will vanish by the time they finish their task!
#2. Constant Calls On Cellphones
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If one-day social media decides to make an exception of not acting as a disturbing element, cell phones ensure they fulfill the role played by the former part and affect the concentration levels of an individual. The constant calls from friends and family to discuss everything and anything during the day are surely a concentration killer, especially if you are in between something that requires utmost attention.
#3. Multitasking
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A lot of people are under this misconception that they excel in multi-tasking. However, the reality is that many are not familiar with the art of multi-tasking. As a result, in the process to cover different tasks at one time, they often get confused leading to consuming more time than expected. Therefore one should not multi-task at all. Finish the work that has been assigned to you before beginning with the other one, instead of trying to cover them all in one go.
#4. Deviation To Other Menial Works
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If we keep technology aside and hope to work with peace, your mind begins to act as a disturbing element by constantly generating pop-ups to remind you of various unfinished work and other jobs that must be completed by the fall of the day. This affects the concentration level as the mind is pre-occupied with other menial jobs.
#5. Hunger Games!
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If you are hungry, chances are you will experience low concentration! This is because the fuel in your body has diminished to a negligent amount. Thus, you must refuel it with rich nutrients and proteins to perform better and efficiently. However, please do not over feed your body with food; else you will begin to experience drowsiness, again leading to a low concentration at work.
#6. When Fatigue Gets On You!
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Sometimes fatigue also plays a major role in determining the concentration levels. When your body is too tired, it experiences low concentration levels affecting the work requirements! Probably that’s why one often states the importance of providing adequate rest to the body to function effectively at work.
#7. Depression and Other Chronic Stress
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If you are suffering from depression or any other forms of chronic stress, your concentration at work will get affected! This is because your mind is suffering from a different state, leading to negative thoughts and emotions. Thus, making it difficult for the individual to concentrate with utmost attention.
Are you familiar with more concentration killers other than these? We would love to hear from you. Kindly use the comment box to share your thoughts and opinions with us
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