Do you come back from vacation, and then flit off on small tasks, getting nothing important accomplished? What about your employees? After a long break, and then another short break quickly after, I found myself struggling to pull all the pieces together. I jumped from one small task to another, and bigger work sat. I finally got it together and completely a large project I’d been planning. I put long hours in for a couple of days to make up for the flitting a few days before.
I’m about to go away for 4 more days, and when I return, I don’t want to run into that same problem. Here’s what I’m going to do to combat vacation brain when I return.
Before I leave, while I’m still in work mode, I’ll create a list of what needs to be accomplished. I know what my day to day work is, but after an extended break, some things can slip through a crack. I’ll make a list of priorities, and a list of small tasks so that I can better decide which tasks need to be focused on first.
My biggest problem is the lack of a schedule. I make my own, and that’s a challenge when you work for yourself. Creating a schedule once again, and following a list will get me back into a pattern of accomplishing more.
I’ve taken more breaks this summer than usual. My work has suffered, and while having extra time to play is great, if I can’t get back to “payday”, I won’t have this kind of free time in the future.
How do you get back on track?
On that note, once again I’ll be hitting the beaches again for a few days, and will see you on the flip side.
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