Stay curious
Be curious and inquisitive, try to gain more knowledge from various fields. Such an approach will allow you to explore new areas and at the same time refresh you. This is especially important while you are performing long and laborious tasks. In order to avoid mental exhaustion, you need to do something to divert your bored mind and then once again return to the mundane task. Even just a few minutes of diversion can work wonders.
Learn new tasks
Never stop learning: that is a sure way to overcome boredom. Likewise, accepting new challenges will definitely eliminate boredom. For example, you could set up a small project involving something you enjoy even though it is not your primary specialisation.
You can then continue with your regular tasks, while still learning and developing new skills. Just make sure you don’t overdo it: your sidekick activity should not jeopardise your performance targets.
Take a break
Taking short breaks and leaving your workstation can be a big boost. Focus your attention on something else for a few hours, or even a day or two, and you will be ready to continue your work with a renewed appetite, according to an article on the addicted2success.com website.
And how about your team? Let them swap their responsibilities
Regarding your subordinates, suggest to them that they could occasionally exchange responsibilities. Doing the same task daily is a sure path to boredom and a switch might at least mitigate this. Swapping job roles diverts individual attention from routine to a new task and may enhance work performance.
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