The Budu online health management service and the hh.ru job and employee search platform, the results of which were revealed during a joint survey reviewed by socialbites.ca, only 30% of Russians are not distracted by outside activities while working from home.
42% of Russians allow them to go to the store during the working day, another 31% to go to work (for example, to the doctor). Another third of respondents may have been distracted by reading or watching movies. 9% are away from work to walk with their pet, 6% are distracted by games.
Employees in the Marketing and PR (56%) and IT (55%) departments are more likely to go shopping during the workday. Counselors (45%) are distracted by reading. Salespeople (55%) and accountants (39%) allow themselves to be distracted from work at home less frequently than others.
Alevtina Kuzmina, a clinical psychologist at the Budu medtech service, gave some advice on how to stay distracted from work while working remotely.
“First of all, if there is someone other than the one working at home, the boundaries should be clearly drawn. You don’t have to allow yourself to be distracted. You need to equip the workplace to help yourself and others adjust to the working climate. If so, it helps establish work boundaries that are visible to others,” he said.
Secondly, according to the psychologist, the working week and days should be started by compiling a to-do list (work and personal). Household chores (such as going to the store) should also be included in the schedule, but not in the list of work items.
“The use of such a support material in case of fatigue is particularly effective. When the brain gets tired, it often gives up some tasks and simplifies the program for itself. It is also easier for the brain to perceive the written form of to-do lists,” said the expert, adding:
In addition, it is important to monitor the rest. It is worth planning the necessary breaks in advance so that the rest does not take an hour instead of 15 minutes. Psychologist Kuzmina emphasized that it is very important not to replace concepts: to rest during the break is not to go to the store.