Vacations are an important part of your work year. Taking time away to relax, reflect, and recharge comes with several benefits. Yet there are times when your vacation ends but your motivation to dive back into work doesn’t follow. If you work remotely, it may be particularly difficult to get back into your routine, because you’re not around other people who have been working steadily while you were away.
Is Your Motivation Still on Vacation?
Three ways to get back in the groove when you’re just not feeling it.
September 03, 2021
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Summary.
There are many reasons why you might be having a hard time getting work done after your vacation. Before you can take steps to energize yourself, you need to understand a little more about why you’re having trouble getting started. The author presents three common reasons why you’re slow to get back into the game — and what to do about them. First, if you’re feeling overwhelmed, turn abstracts task into specific steps you can complete. Second, if your work doesn’t feel important, look at the work you’ve done over the past few months and catalog what it has added up to. Finally, if you’re just feeling bored with your work, take steps to advance your career, either at your company or a new one.