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The holidays are right around the corner, and with them a whole slew of activities, from hunting down the perfect turkey for Thanksgiving (not literally), to staying awake for Black Friday and starting your Christmas shopping early enough (just to find yourself running the stores for your great-aunt’s last-minute gift).
With all this holiday hoopla, staying focused at work can get really hard, if not downright challenging. Let’s not even mention online holiday shopping, and the resulting significant decreases in workplace productivity! I know I have to remind myself around this time of year that work deadlines are fast approaching, and scribbling my Thanksgiving menu on post-it notes will not help with my year-end projects….
My $0.05: As a mom and a recovering shopaholic (please don’t judge), this is a challenging time of year in general, more particularly at work. Most of the year-end projects are coming due, and with that an avalanche of personal and family obligations to contend with on the home front. And the same 24 hours in a day…While it’s easy to let productivity slide, I try and prioritize tasks at work when I’ma t work, and at home when I’m home…while reminding myself it’s not going to be perfect, it’s just gotta get done!
Are you less productive at work around the holidays? How do you manage holiday stress and keeping your productivity up at work?
The Corporate Sis.
