Who Says So? Research by Prevalin Allergy Nasal Spray reported in the Daily Telegraph shows we are more easily diverted from the job in hand in the Summer Months - June to September - than we are in the colder Winter months.
It seems the warmth makes us gossip more! And we find it more difficult to concentrate. Perhaps more troubling is that interviewees admitted in many cases that they really worked only one full day in each week of the Summer. They confessed to switching off for the rest of the week.
Day dreaming increased, as did attempting to leave early when the sun was shining. People surfed the web more.
The message for the substantial but increasing minority who work from home, is that the response from large customers or suppliers could be less quick in the summertime. If we want action from them, maybe we need to be on their case earlier in the process to allow for delays.
We are ourselves may notice our work habits change! Can we claim to be entirely immune from this reaction to the Sun, to longer and warmer days. Maybe having a clear action plan for the week, drafted on Sunday night or first thing Monday mornings could help to keep our progress on track throughout the week
And actually making a merit of taking a walk in the sunshine can make us feel that we not exempted from enjoying it. Also I believe one important habit is making sure at weekends, particularly if the weather is good, that we really chill out for at least part of the time in a way we wish we could in the week. Really enjoy it and absorb it. We can then use this to remind ourselves in the week.
Gerry Neale
Author
Squaring Circles www.squaringcircles.co.uk
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