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Tips for not isolating yourself from the world if you continue to telecommute
Psychology
Taking care of our relationships and being able to appreciate the advantages of working at home are key to having better days
When he arrived forced telework, the reactions were almost positive. Although the situation was terrible, at last they were going to experience what was talked about a lot and few had tried: working from the comfort of home, without having to make a long journey to the workplace, without having to get ready and with the possibility of organizing the conference according to our needs.
But, of course, it is not all gold that glitters, and what at first seemed all advantages, began to wreak havoc as the days went by. It was no longer so funny to have to work from the armchair, because at home you don’t have a desk where you can do it, the
working hours were lengthened because during the day he stopped to cook, put washing machines or take care of the children and he began to miss that conversation over coffee with his colleagues.
Although progressively there are those who have been returning to their offices and workplaces, there are others who still continue to work at home. One year later, the home has been adapted to the needs of workBut even so, there are those who experience teleworking as an uphill climb that never ends. For this reason, the ifeel team of psychologists has developed a list of tips to avoid isolation and to cope with prolonged telework in the best possible way.
Ability to analyze the bad … and the good
Although telecommuting can be weighty, it also has advantages. For this reason, it is important to focus on them, because that is what will have a favorable impact on our attitude towards the task and towards interactions with colleagues, and also on our state of mind. “Think about the time you save by not having to commute and that now you can use to sleep more or to run your errands quietly. In addition to remembering this type of logistical advantages, delve into it, read it in terms of physical and psychological health, in the reduction of stress, which allows you to be more available for other occupations instead of exhausting yourself in matters that are not properly work, “they comment .
Focus on the present
To keep thinking about how we did things in the ‘old normality’ and that they are no longer like that is counterproductive, because we know if they will ever happen the same again. “It is tempting to fantasize to distract ourselves from a present that does not convince us and that we do not want to look directly at,” he says. But the important thing is be in the present, to be able to take care of this moment and adapt our resources to the current tasks. Remember that neither the past nor the future are perfect and that this moment will also pass, with everything that is good and everything that is bad, it is not an empty obviousness, but a useful tool to place ourselves in the reality that touches us face now.
Value new learnings
Discover a new way of relating to work but also a new way of living in the house, to consume, to distribute time, to focus relationships. What have you learned about the lifestyle you need to feel good? What have you learned about your ability to organize yourself autonomously for work, your ability to resist the loneliness of not having your colleagues, your skill with online tools that until a year ago you did not even know existed? ” they ask. It is time to apply all these learnings or, at least, to take note of them for when the time comes to bring them out.
Panoramic vision
“Think that, even if you continue teleworking, things are not like a year ago, far from it. Maybe now you have the option to go back to your office, you can meet from time to time with your colleagues To carry out certain tasks or activities, the advance of vaccination makes more and more risk contacts stop being risky. Have an overview, not just a vision of the bad, “they urge.
Relativize isolation
Isolation is a relative subjective experience. Being physically alone is not the same as feeling isolated, disconnected or excluded. Isolation has to do with the perception of loneliness, lack of ties, lack of inclusion in a project or group dynamics. Teleworking is a circumstance that can promote that isolation, that is, that emotional experience of not being integrated and remaining outside a structure of interpersonal relationships. However, it is not determinative: we are not destined for isolation just by not going to the office and staying at home. We could go to the office and feel isolated, that is, excluded.
Pamper your free time
Whether you spend a large part of your free time at home or if you go out, take advantage of it for activities that allow you to reconnect with other spaces, environments and, above all, with people. If you have a job that involves little interaction and that makes you very focused on yourself, don’t be in the same mode when you stop working. Meet people, spend time outdoors, have face-to-face interactions, with a safe distance. That will be stimulating on a cognitive but also emotional level.