Six Habits That Could Screw You Over
Its been a little over 2 weeks since the new year begun, and for many people like myself, the gusto that drove our New Year’s resolutions and our desire to change old habits is slowly waning. Three days at the gym are slowly becoming two, and the bowl of ice cream that took a back seat to the bowl of greens is gradually looking more and more appealing. Eschewing old and familiar routines is a very challenging undertaking. According to the Business Insider, we succumb to many daily habits and routines that could sabotage our productivity and happiness. For those of us, who are willing to trudge on in the reformative journey, here are a few more behaviors you should shun for a more fulfilling life:
Hitting the Snooze button
Guilty as charged. But according to sleep expert Timothy Morgenthaler, falling back into a deep sleep after you hit the snooze button, causes you to enter a sleeping cycle you are unable to finish. Therefore, rather than waking up refreshed, you feel even more tired and groggy.
Drinking Coffee While Getting Ready For Work
Research shows that he best time to dink coffee is after 9:30am. Your body produces higher amounts of the stress hormone cortisol, which regulates energy, between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Drinking coffee at those time, therefore, will cause your body to adjust by producing less cortisol.
Not Eating Breakfast
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We’ve all probably heard this more times than we care to count. Dietician, Lisa DeFazio corroborates this claim by saying, “your first meal of the day jump-starts your metabolism and replenishes blood-sugar levels so you can focus and be productive for the rest of the day.”
Doing Your Easiest Tasks First
“Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you for the rest of the day” – Mark Twain. The article encourages us to liken our most important task of the day to eating a frog. It continues to say that it makes sense to tackle your most important tasks since you never know what demands will pop up later on.
Eating Lunch At Your Desk
Research suggests that taking time to eat meals with your coworkers can facilitate team bonding and even improve performance. Also, taking any kind of break can be highly restorative and boost your productivity later on.
Listening To Music While Working
According to neuroscientist and musician Daniel Levitin, in almost every case, your performance on intellectual tasks suffers considerably when you listen to music. The exception is when you're performing tasks that are repetitive or monotonous, such as when you're working on an assembly line or driving for long periods of time. In that case, listening to music can perk you up.
Sounds about right, that's where an app like Sleep Cycle is helpful.
This highly depends on how frequently one drinks coffee and what the tolerance level is. I assume anyone working in finance has probably built a high tolerance.
I call bs on this one. Breakfast isn't the most important meal or necessary. Especially not the typical breakfast most people eat.
I doubt many finance jobs are that slow that you can easily prioritize what you will work on first, while pushing back "easy tasks"
That may actually be a viable point. Never eat alone bla bla bla. Don't know about the whole boosting productivity, but depends again on what you eat.
Depends on the music. See here: https://www.focusatwill.com/the-science-behind-music-for-concentration-…
I completely agree, this is so overused. I often feel guilty for not having the time to relax and have my breakfast and newspaper and a cup of coffee (I usually have my first when I arrive at the office), but then again I think of the typical breakfast most people eat and I'm probably not missing out on anything.
You still read a physical newspaper? Really?
I hired a personnel certified nutritionist to plan for all of my meal. She said, the timing of the meals is not important. Only the micros that you need to eat per day (i.e. 20g of protein, 2g of fat). If you really want to save time and eat one meal a day, that is fine as well.
You give yourself excuse to not eat breakfast because of the junk other people are consuming for theirs?
It's overused, but healthy big breakfast makes difference.
Top 5 Common Habits You Are Making That Are Damaging Your Career (Originally Posted: 03/09/2017)
Hey monkeys, I found this intriguing article about common habits that could kill your career. The article offers insight about five common mistakes that can damage your career and how to avoid making them.
2. Doing too little too late. This person procrastinates, misses deadlines, and cuts corners rather than going the extra mile to produce great work.
3. Deflecting blame. This is the person who says, “It’s not my job.” They don’t take responsibility, cling to their job description, and are unwilling to sacrifice personal interests for a larger goal.
4. Being unwilling to change. This person is stuck in the past, complaining about the future, and repeating the same mistakes. They expect others to accept them as they are, dragging their feet in taking on new approaches.
5. Having a bad attitude. This person suffers from cynicism and negativity. They are often the contrarian, finding fault before looking for benefits.
Solutions the article offers up
Source Five Common Habits That Can Kill Your Career
Questions for you fellow monkeys
Do you agree with these five possible career killers?
Are there any common habits that you believe should be on this list?
Here's my list:
No worries Maverick, your secrets are safe in this community
thank you for my daily clickbait on WSO
Isn't number 3, by definition, screwing yourself?
This is trash
Granted they are quite obvious, are there any you would feel would be a better addition to the list?
Common people don't get jobs in banking.
yo... you're not special
Common people do not work 60-100 hours a week either.
Some people enjoy living their best years, and that's completely okay IMO.
More Bad Habits that I Need to Break (Originally Posted: 08/20/2012)
The theme repeats itself in different forms, in different venues, over and over like a broken record (when there were records available to be broken). How well does an academic background prepare someone for the rigors of the working world?
This question has been answered in many ways, over and over again, but in an article in The Harvard Business Review by John Coleman from August 2, 2012, a new treatment of this old issue is presented. (The article is called, "The Bad Habits You Learn in School.")
Joey is a fictional character who was created to illustrate a point. Academics is a selfish endeavor, the writer contends. The student focuses on his own studies and his own marks and is not part of a team. I don't agree with this assessment. I remember many years ago when I entertained a fleeting interest in learning more about computer hardware. I called a trade school whose name I can't recall and was invited to attend a sample class. The material was somewhat interesting, the instructor was familiar with the subject at hand, but the students were unmotivated or lazy and not very bright. The teacher had no respect for the students, and after rolling his eyes at me when one of them failed to answer a simple, basic question that had been explained dozens of times before, I returned his eye contact and cringed. I never went back. I needed fellow students whom I respected. Good students give me energy. I never felt as if I were an island when I was in the classroom (except for that one occasion).
Students have other habits that need to be broken:
I had never given this much thought before, but I believe Mr. Coleman is right. In many jobs, a promotion is thought of as an increase in stature and self-worth. Many supervisors will not dirty their hands and associate with those who have not achieved their exalted status.
Mr. Coleman argues that schools do not teach their students the value in failing. When I was in school, a failing grade was a complete disaster, but the writer explains that when Steve Jobs was fired by Apple, he emerged that much stronger upon his return. He credits his failure for enabling him to succeed that much more when he came back. In Steve Jobs's own words:
If it's good enough for Steve Jobs, it's good enough for me.
My only piece of advice:
Not being able to separate your value as a person from the particular skills required for your current job.
Great point! SB on that one.
oh never mind
did not read LOL!
This list is for pussies. Do what you want.
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