Tag: Mindfullness

Leave your mobile at home

Why: Understand your dependency

How: Tomorrow, turn off your mobile and leave it at home

What: While mobile is usually our adult blanket, we all know how difficult it is to live one hour without it. In this experience, imagine that tomorrow you will leave it at home the full day!! It is important that you turn it off so your pets won’t be disturbed.

You may have to notify people that will expect news from you and you may have to plan things in advance.

Once you’re out, checkout regularly how you feel with that. What’s different when you’re alone, when you’re with strangers (like in commute), or when you have a coffee with your colleagues or friends?

Once you’re back home, write on your mobile all the things you did without him. Maybe that could be the beginning of a blog or a book.

Why not trying it?

Pomodoro

Why: Eliminate distractions and keep focus

How: Challenge yourself to stay on a unique topic for 25 minutes

What: When you have a huge work of job to be done, cut it into small pieces and give yourself 25 minutes to deliver first piece. Then take a 5 min break and repeat it again. Repeat it 4 times and then give you a longer break to refresh your brain.

You can use a simple countdown on your mobile or an online one.

I usually notify my near colleagues that I am in a “pomodoro sprint” so they are not surprise by my quick “No” when they ask for help. This other online Pomodoro allows you to share your timer to your team.

Why not trying it?

100% present

Why: Ensure your meeting participants are connected with each other’s

How: Allow participants to openly share their distractions

What: Start your next team meeting by a round table ice-breaker

Ask them what could be their distraction that prevent them to be 100% with the team. It could be a morning issue, a future meeting concern, …

Three rules are key:

    • You should start
    • It is optional for others
    • No comment or body reaction is allowed

Why not trying it?