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Understanding and Overcoming Displacement Activities - ep 196
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Can focusing on trivial tasks be sabotaging your productivity?
Discover how displacement activities, those sneaky forms of procrastination, trick you into feeling accomplished while keeping you from tackling crucial tasks.
In this episode of the Vet Staff podcast, Julie South unpacks the psychological discomfort behind these behaviours and the misleading dopamine hits they provide.
By understanding how common distractions like organising the medicine cabinet instead of updating patient records can stifle your efficiency, you'll gain valuable insights into your own work habits.
Julie shares practical strategies to combat these distractions, such as chunking tasks and implementing the two-minute rule, to help you regain control. But that's not all; she emphasises the power of workplace support and collaboration.
By sharing these insights with your colleagues, you can create a more positive and motivated work environment.
Because your thoughts and experiences are important to Julie, she invites you to connect with her, and strive together to become the most productive versions of ourselves.
Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your productivity and workplace morale!
Contemplating your next career move?
Tania Bruce - VetStaff's passionate kiwi recruiter - would welcome the opportunity to have a 100% confidential chat with you. Tania's a former Ortho Head Vet Nurse so speaks your language!
How to get more bang for your recruitment advertising buck
This is what VetStaff is really good at so if you'd like to stretch your recruitment dollar, please get in touch with Julie because this is something VetStaff can help you with.
Committed to DIY-ing your own recruitment?
If so, then shining online as a good employer is essential to attracting the types of veterinary professionals who're a perfect cultural fit for your clinic.
The VetClinicJobs job board is the place to post your next job vacancy - to find out more get in touch with Lizzie at VetClinicJobs
Revive Your Drive - daily 2-minute videos for veterinary employers and employees to help revive their drives at work and at home.
Chapters
1. Understanding and Overcoming Displacement Activities - ep 196 (00:00:00)
2. Overcoming Displacement in Productivity (00:00:02)
3. Enhancing Workplace Productivity Through Help (00:12:04)
202 episodes
Manage episode 431387559 series 2826764
Can focusing on trivial tasks be sabotaging your productivity?
Discover how displacement activities, those sneaky forms of procrastination, trick you into feeling accomplished while keeping you from tackling crucial tasks.
In this episode of the Vet Staff podcast, Julie South unpacks the psychological discomfort behind these behaviours and the misleading dopamine hits they provide.
By understanding how common distractions like organising the medicine cabinet instead of updating patient records can stifle your efficiency, you'll gain valuable insights into your own work habits.
Julie shares practical strategies to combat these distractions, such as chunking tasks and implementing the two-minute rule, to help you regain control. But that's not all; she emphasises the power of workplace support and collaboration.
By sharing these insights with your colleagues, you can create a more positive and motivated work environment.
Because your thoughts and experiences are important to Julie, she invites you to connect with her, and strive together to become the most productive versions of ourselves.
Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your productivity and workplace morale!
Contemplating your next career move?
Tania Bruce - VetStaff's passionate kiwi recruiter - would welcome the opportunity to have a 100% confidential chat with you. Tania's a former Ortho Head Vet Nurse so speaks your language!
How to get more bang for your recruitment advertising buck
This is what VetStaff is really good at so if you'd like to stretch your recruitment dollar, please get in touch with Julie because this is something VetStaff can help you with.
Committed to DIY-ing your own recruitment?
If so, then shining online as a good employer is essential to attracting the types of veterinary professionals who're a perfect cultural fit for your clinic.
The VetClinicJobs job board is the place to post your next job vacancy - to find out more get in touch with Lizzie at VetClinicJobs
Revive Your Drive - daily 2-minute videos for veterinary employers and employees to help revive their drives at work and at home.
Chapters
1. Understanding and Overcoming Displacement Activities - ep 196 (00:00:00)
2. Overcoming Displacement in Productivity (00:00:02)
3. Enhancing Workplace Productivity Through Help (00:12:04)
202 episodes
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