5 Tips For A Balanced Workday

We know how easy it is to let work take over our time. But if we are absorbed by the daily grind, we avoid creating moments of wonder, surprise, serendipity, and space for new ideas. 

To us, the magic lies in stepping away from our routine and our desks in order to slow down time, reset and reconnect. That's where we generate new perspectives and ideas and are feeling in line with ourselves and the world around us.

We created this guide with five small, immediate steps, that will help you transform your day-to-day habits and flourish in and outside of work.

Set up your day!

Getting caught up in the whirlwind of daily life has a strong effect on our productivity and personal well-being.

Instead of taking on tasks inefficiently, it is of most importance to schedule our days strategically and based on when we are most productive. We need space to think, time to look and listen in order to come up with new ideas, innovate and grow.

Define

intentional b

oundaries

The freedom and flexibility that come with working remotely do not mean you have to be in work mode and available 24/7.
Setting personal boundaries is really about deciding what works for you and what doesn’t. Based on what you value, it's important to actively define what your boundaries are and communicate them to the people in your life. 

Take a lunch b

reak - away from your desk

According to a recent Gallup poll, 67% of American office workers eat at their desks more than once per week. But spending your lunch break at your desk is taking precious movement away from your body, which is key you return to work feeling refreshed. Additionally, giving your brain occasional breaks keep you creative and sane.
Set aside specific times for lunch by creating an event on your calendar just to eat — no work allowed

Create space for play

Doing things without a measurable output - provides a creative portal for us to imagine, experiment, restore focus and energy and allow us to reconnect with ourselves and the world around us.  Leisure activities such as exercising, painting, gardening, cooking, or whatever you enjoy doing can create space between your work and home and is a great way to develop new skills, experiment, connect with people or decompress.

Make meaningful connections

Feeling a sense of belonging is a basic human need. In order to overcome loneliness when working remotely, we need to build more meaningful connections and a culture of belonging.
Think about who the people are that you can learn from, keep the conversation with collaborators and colleagues flowing, and ask questions that start meaningful conversations, such as “What was the most meaningful thing that happened to you this week?”

Check out our Corporate Tarot Cards to spark meaningful conversations.