Day 4: Spaces & Zones – "Navigating Your Environment"

Focus: Optimising the spaces around you

Captains know their ships inside and out. Every space serves a purpose. The same goes for your environment—your workspaces, home spaces, others' spaces, and even relaxation zones.

• Action Step: Identify zones where you can get things done efficiently.

• Rearrange or declutter the spaces that are working against you.

• Do you have a dedicated workspace that you feel good working in? Can you rearrange things to make it a space that lights you up?

• If your workspace is visible in the home, is there a way to visually block it off so you can be ‘ at work’ or ‘ at home’? Visual barriers can do wonders for our ability to be “ON” or “ OFF”

• Covid has been hard on us for this. We blended work and home and have now made it hard for the family to know where we are with them or with our work, and so does our headspace.

• Visual cues can help them know which mode of action we are in, such as if we are okay to approach or if I am working.

• If you work at home, having a THIRD SPACE can help with different modes of action. For me, cafes are good places to create content, as my home office and work office are for action-taking; I need my creativity stimulated to sit in a reflective space to write. Experiment with what works for you.

• Transition zones can also help instigate action mode. Commutes to work transition from home to work mode and vice versa. It helps shift our mental perspective and signals to our bodies that we are now doing something different so we can be fully present in one mode or another and not half-assign it.

  • If you don't have a commute, a visit to a cafe to get out of the house before starting work helps

  • At the end of the day, a lap around the block with the pet or kids can help transition you into HOME MODE.

  • Sitting in the quiet space of you car can also do wonders between zones.

Spaces Reflection: How does optimising your environment help you stay focused and productive? Is there anything you need to change?

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