Take a hike

It’s becoming clear that one of the biggest challenges we face in this pandemic is its relentlessness. What we hoped would be over and done with has become a long and winding road.

Yet, in the workplace, the pandemic is a paradox, bringing with it “skyrocketing” productivity and engagement, according to the well-known HR guru and data analyst Josh Bersin.  We’re hyper-engaged digitally, he says, but hyper-stressed emotionally. 

So we’re getting more done, but we’re stressed out. And we’re tired. Bersin suggests making rest and “fatigue management” a priority for August, and he offers some great tips for doing that in preparation for a resilience workshop launching in September at the Josh Bersin Academy. (Join the academy via apg1.us/jba and get an additional 10% off.)

Here are some of our favorite fatigue-fighting ideas for August that you can carve into any workday. What are some of yours?

• Take a hike.
• Ride your bike.
• Walk around the block.
• Take a closeup photo of some flowers.
• Take a closeup of a bird or a bunny or other wildlife in your area.
• Find a place to stretch out and watch the clouds shift.
• Write a note or send a card to someone for no reason other than to brighten their day.
• Pay for the order behind you at the drive-through.
• Make a list of everything you are grateful for. Tape it to your monitor.
• Make a list of some things you are worried about. Tear it up.
• Draw a picture (the less artistic the better) illustrating a favorite quality of someone you love. Tape it to the ‘fridge.
• Close your eyes. Breathe in and breathe out 5 times before you open them again.
• Binge-watch or listen to the highlights from our free webinar series on leadership (special access for our readers. No registration is required!):

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