Totally misjudged this week - I still feel knackered, I've got the should-have-kept-to-regular-hours-and-shut-some-things-down-earlier "hangovers". Looks like I'm due for a long weekend next week - which will chew up my leave.
My cat has the zoomies though. Which is always funny to watch.
Most of my life i worked part time. I thought it was cos i was a bit lazy, counter cultural and not bought in to need for money, etc, etc. But now i realise it's cos i needed the extra two days off, and the 2.5 days work spread over 3.
I'm now working 5 days which sometimes is just too hard.
I'm realising how much I find people exhausting. I've spent a while working on small projects and been pretty much left to it - which, although its felt a bit lonely at times because there's no-one to bounce ideas off, I've enjoyed it because I've been left to work at my own pace.
I've been moved to a new role - which is all the things I'm interested in - but fitting in with other people's schedules this week really wore me out (actually - following other people's train of thought is just draining, especially if there's a bunch of them figuring stuff out).
I think I'm going to need to build-in work-time during the day where my phone and online chat is off limits and e-mail is my preferred method of communication.
I introduced the idea of 'noisey hour' at work, which became 12-2 to cover lunch. Basically it was a ploy to communicate the other hours are quiet! It works quite well.
I'm also offline most of the day, i go on for a bit normally around 4pm, then switch it off. I've trained people to know this about me, I emphasise the positive about engaging in deep work and focussing rather than highlight my need to escape or that i can't switch tasks easy. Others are copying.
I also introduced offline weds, where no one is expected to reply to stuff, again to enable deep work. It got extended to mondays too!
Basically I have an idea, wait for something similar to happen by accident, say how great it was and why, then suggest we try doing it again and make a proposal.
I introduced the idea of 'noisey hour' at work, which became 12-2 to cover lunch. Basically it was a ploy to communicate the other hours are quiet! It works quite well.
I'm also offline most of the day, i go on for a bit normally around 4pm, then switch it off. I've trained people to know this about me, I emphasise the positive about engaging in deep work and focussing rather than highlight my need to escape or that i can't switch tasks easy. Others are copying.
I also introduced offline weds, where no one is expected to reply to stuff, again to enable deep work. It got extended to mondays too!
Basically I have an idea, wait for something similar to happen by accident, say how great it was and why, then suggest we try doing it again and make a proposal.
