I am definitely guilty of filling every moment with something rather than pausing and have a tendency to jump between tasks. I really liked the analogy of pressing the brake pedal every couple of yards to keep checking in.
I am going to try and take those little breaks in between consults to reset so I can go into the next one at a better speed.
How do you deal with interruptions from colleagues without sounding rude. They often come and find me and ask a question and want an answer and sometimes it's easier to answer them straight away than finding them later.
GREAT QUESTION and one I'm struggling to answer succinctly because there's a lot of angles here!
Simple answer (and simple answers to great questions, generally skirt around the bigger stuff): have a think about boundaries, for example talking to colleagues in advance so they know not to disturb you unless essential or genuinely really quick.
And then remember that mindfulness is about focusing on one thing at a time (among other things). When we put the brakes on, we're checking that our wheels aren't going too fast by looking at lots of things at once. So if you can answer the question from a colleague, while focusing on just that question (ie not thinking "ahhhh go away, I want to use this time to reset"), you can still be applying the brakes.
There are other angles here which I haven't gone in to, because I don't want to overwhelm you, but I hope this helps initially.
Also guilty of filling any gaps with another task rather than stopping and pausing. I need to recognise when I'm doing this and take that time to breathe, step outside etc.
Thanks Ellie 😊 love that you're keen to start integrating mini-meditations into the work day - let me know if you have any questions to get you started! x
I am definitely guilty of filling every moment with something rather than pausing and have a tendency to jump between tasks. I really liked the analogy of pressing the brake pedal every couple of yards to keep checking in.
I am going to try and take those little breaks in between consults to reset so I can go into the next one at a better speed.
How do you deal with interruptions from colleagues without sounding rude. They often come and find me and ask a question and want an answer and sometimes it's easier to answer them straight away than finding them later.
GREAT QUESTION and one I'm struggling to answer succinctly because there's a lot of angles here!
Simple answer (and simple answers to great questions, generally skirt around the bigger stuff): have a think about boundaries, for example talking to colleagues in advance so they know not to disturb you unless essential or genuinely really quick.
And then remember that mindfulness is about focusing on one thing at a time (among other things). When we put the brakes on, we're checking that our wheels aren't going too fast by looking at lots of things at once. So if you can answer the question from a colleague, while focusing on just that question (ie not thinking "ahhhh go away, I want to use this time to reset"), you can still be applying the brakes.
There are other angles here which I haven't gone in to, because I don't want to overwhelm you, but I hope this helps initially.
Also guilty of filling any gaps with another task rather than stopping and pausing. I need to recognise when I'm doing this and take that time to breathe, step outside etc.
Super common thing to do Caroline and the first step to change is noticing it, so I'm pleased that's happened for you here :)
Whoop for your vet forum post! We can all learn so much from you x
I've learnt that I can build mini meditations into my work day and I'm keen to give it a go...
Thanks Ellie 😊 love that you're keen to start integrating mini-meditations into the work day - let me know if you have any questions to get you started! x