The desire to be a perfect employee at work, to fulfill the given responsibilities to the fullest, even to help others work even while doing their own job, to fill the slightest gap with another job, to try to do more than one job at the same time and the stress this creates.
While you are preparing a project, studying for an exam, or trying to complete a job, you find yourself reading messages or answering e-mails when you receive messages, e-mails, or any stimulus that will draw your attention in that direction. On the one hand, the stress of endless work, and on the other hand, the desire to respond to other stimuli, do these sentences sound familiar to you?
Sometimes working in a busy work tempo, the desire to fulfill the responsibilities from your bosses as soon as possible, the desire to finish the work quickly, e-mails to be answered, messages to be read; It encourages the person to handle more than one task at the same time. While many tasks that need to be done are waiting for you on the table, trying to complete all the tasks at the same time in order to save time; It may cause you to experience "scattered brain syndrome".
The ideal way to do a job is; is to be able to focus on that job. Contrary to popular belief, when our brain is busy with more than one task at the same time, it does not save time and complete many tasks; He/she has difficulty focusing on the task to be done and mistakes may be made as a result of distracted attention. For example; Just as you cannot focus on the movie you watched or the book you read when you are very sleepy, the brain has difficulty focusing on many tasks when multitasking.
What are the Symptoms of Scattered Brain Syndrome?
Fatigue
Distraction while performing tasks
Loss of motivation
Stress
Anxiety
Failure to achieve the desired efficiency in work performance
Frequently repeated mistakes
Depressive symptoms may be observed
What Can I Do to Overcome Scattered Brain Syndrome?
Instead of doing many things at the same time, Create your program so that after completing a single task, it moves on to the next task
If ; “The more work I do, the better I work as a worker”, “Doing more than one job at the same time shows that I am a successful person”, “Doing more than my responsibilities at the same time is appreciated by my bosses” If you have misperceptions such as "it makes me wish", be aware of them. Remember that the important thing is not how much work you do in a short time, but how focused and productive you do your work.
If you have distraction, to prevent it; Remove distracting elements from your work environment.
One of the biggest factors that prevent you from working efficiently is; It is stress. You can contribute to increasing your work efficiency by staying away from stressful items.
If your mind gets lost in the unfinished work of the past or the work anxiety of the future waiting to be finished and you cannot focus on the "moment"; Do exercises and breathing exercises to stay in the "moment".
If you have difficulty coping with intense stress or show depressive symptoms, you can help you cope with this emotional state by getting professional support.
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