Ways To Make Work Fun

Akinkunmi Abeeb
2 min readAug 20, 2019

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Staying productive and making work fun is one of the most challenging tasks for many employees. It’s always going to be essential to add a spirit of play and a spirit of joy into our lives because life is too short to be worried about things we do for a living. We need to learn how we can take a vacation mindset and apply it to the healthy work mindset. So, we must love and enjoy and get fulfillment and fun out of the work that we’re doing and the process of how we work. Highlighted below are a few ways you can make work fun.

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Make work fun for yourself

Make your work fun. That’s the first thing. By making work fun yourself, you’ll be better able to focus upon your work, limit the distractions in your workplace environment, interact well with your co-workers and you will always be happy to when keep moving. You need to enjoy your work, rewards yourself with small breaks, or listen to some music while working or you can even go for a coffee break or grab a snack.

Treat yourself well

Treating yourself well involves so many activities, but the major ones include eating good food, getting ample sleep, exercising regularly, drinking plenty of water, and getting outside at least a couple of times a day. You don’t have to be in a grilling party or shopping expeditions to treat yourself well. You could take some snacks and water to work. They give you the needed energy to keep your work going well.

Taking a break

If everything is getting all messed up at work and the pressure is slowly eating you, pause and cut yourself some slack. To stay motivated, you need to relax, chill out and freshen up. Life is short, and it is meant to be enjoyed and not to be worried and stressed with everything. If you can, take a holiday, fine.

Making a list

Always Create a spreadsheet listing your top three tasks for each day. This will help you plan each day and make sure you’re maintaining focus on the most important tasks each day. If you haven’t created a list, then create one. If you have a rough list, then the first thing is to sharpen that list and add anything that is left behind.

Work when you are comfortable

Identify your productive time: There are times in a day when we are most productive and least productive. Your desk might get annoying on a sunny day, and you might feel like getting outside, which is the best for you. So, when the right time comes in, close your booth nobody disturbs you, and you can execute the task at hand.

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Akinkunmi Abeeb
Akinkunmi Abeeb

Written by Akinkunmi Abeeb

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