July 15, 2009 at 16:48How to turn boring work into entertainment
- That's what I think, but how do you have to kill someone? After all, Cheburan ordered to think about the good.
- You need to think about the good, and wet - who will be ordered!
Surely many of you have come across at work with a state of all-consuming boredom and dullness when doing monotonous work. Dismantle a bunch of letters, instruct another employee, draw up a dozen more contracts ... Even if it is very easy to do physically, the very idea that you have to do this for a long time can cause convulsions. I don’t even want to start!
Therefore, you postpone doing things for 5 minutes ... Then another 10 minutes ... Then you decide to drink tea ... And now the working day is coming to an end, and you have not done almost any useful work, spending all the time reading news on the Internet! But things are accumulating and accumulating ... Once you get into this deadlock state, you can be in it for quite some time. In this case, you can feel even more tired and wound up than in the days of truly active and hard work. Many probably noticed that during such periods they often want to go for a walk in the fresh air, chat with someone “about nothing”, or even help with carrying heavy loads. In general, to do at least something more actively than is currently required of you. What are we tired of if we do not perform any difficult and hard physical work? Ask any boss or secretary what is most unpleasant about paperwork with contracts and reports. This is boredom!
An interesting feature of our psyche is that for normal work it regularly needs new experiences and emotions. No wonder few take holidays at sea for four weeks. Even a very comfortable rest can be annoying if it is monotonous. By the way, housewives very often encounter this. It is especially strange and sad to observe if a woman does not have material problems. But, as stated in the series - "the rich also cry." From the fact that there is comfort in life, but there is no interest and dedication. In this case, one or several hobbies help out, which add variety to life. What makes us look for this diversity? Need for game and entertainment! Unfortunately, many parents from childhood inspired us with the idea that there are such moments in life that you just need to take for granted. That routine work just needs to be done, even if it is unpleasant, and we cannot avoid it. I also listened to such reasoning. Fortunately, this is a big mistake. You can not only make work out of entertainment, but also make any work - entertainment!
Let's try to figure out when people get bored with a game. For about two years I was deeply interested in the development of casual games, talked a lot with their developers and even participated in the release of a couple of small game projects. Therefore, I can tell you for sure which of the parameters most influence the interest in the game. The first is the level of difficulty. The game should not be too easy or too difficult for the player. That is why most computer games offer a choice of several levels of difficulty. This is to ensure that players with different characters and levels of training are equally interested in playing. Secondly, the level of difficulty should increase as the player learns the game and his skill grows. If the level of difficulty is suitable for the player, then usually he finishes the game after the final victory or then when he becomes "everything is clear." In order for a player to remain interested, the game must be somewhat unpredictable. A simple example is a tic-tac-toe game. Remember how you played it in your childhood, and when and why you were tired of this game.
So, how can we turn any ordinary business into entertainment? The easiest way is to change the difficulty level. If the activity is too complicated - break it into simpler tasks and do them separately. If the lesson is too simple and therefore boring - increase the difficulty! It may sound paradoxical, but it works!
Very well the movement helps many people. Many office workers will definitely benefit from moving more during the day. Walk around the office, do a little physical workout. It happens that even such trifles as tapping the foot to the rhythm of the music or any other movements help. Charge your body with movement! Bored of sorting and filling out forms? Try to do it with the other hand. Is the other person talking slowly? Do not focus on this all your attention. Draw on paper at this time or write down things for the near future. Or maybe you have something to sing "to yourself"? In general, take up some other simple activity at the same time and feel how everything becomes a little more complicated and much more fun at the same time.
Another everyday example is background music, which is often very pleasant to work with. Music not only creates a pleasant emotional background, but also entertains our brain. On the one hand, we are, as it were, spending part of our “computing resources” and attention on the perception of music, but on the other hand, it becomes interesting to us. The body enters a state of flow. When I think about some serious matter, I usually put on slow and “sticky” music. If I'm busy with some kind of routine work, I usually put a peppy power-speed-metal hits of commercials at 200 per minute. While the body "on the machine" does the work, the mind is entertained by the perception of music. Or at this moment I’m thinking about something completely outsider. And if you think about the pleasant as well, it generally turns out well. The work is in full swing, the mood is good, and then my friends are surprised
- You need to think about the good, and wet - who will be ordered!
Surely many of you have come across at work with a state of all-consuming boredom and dullness when doing monotonous work. Dismantle a bunch of letters, instruct another employee, draw up a dozen more contracts ... Even if it is very easy to do physically, the very idea that you have to do this for a long time can cause convulsions. I don’t even want to start!
Therefore, you postpone doing things for 5 minutes ... Then another 10 minutes ... Then you decide to drink tea ... And now the working day is coming to an end, and you have not done almost any useful work, spending all the time reading news on the Internet! But things are accumulating and accumulating ... Once you get into this deadlock state, you can be in it for quite some time. In this case, you can feel even more tired and wound up than in the days of truly active and hard work. Many probably noticed that during such periods they often want to go for a walk in the fresh air, chat with someone “about nothing”, or even help with carrying heavy loads. In general, to do at least something more actively than is currently required of you. What are we tired of if we do not perform any difficult and hard physical work? Ask any boss or secretary what is most unpleasant about paperwork with contracts and reports. This is boredom!
An interesting feature of our psyche is that for normal work it regularly needs new experiences and emotions. No wonder few take holidays at sea for four weeks. Even a very comfortable rest can be annoying if it is monotonous. By the way, housewives very often encounter this. It is especially strange and sad to observe if a woman does not have material problems. But, as stated in the series - "the rich also cry." From the fact that there is comfort in life, but there is no interest and dedication. In this case, one or several hobbies help out, which add variety to life. What makes us look for this diversity? Need for game and entertainment! Unfortunately, many parents from childhood inspired us with the idea that there are such moments in life that you just need to take for granted. That routine work just needs to be done, even if it is unpleasant, and we cannot avoid it. I also listened to such reasoning. Fortunately, this is a big mistake. You can not only make work out of entertainment, but also make any work - entertainment!
Let's try to figure out when people get bored with a game. For about two years I was deeply interested in the development of casual games, talked a lot with their developers and even participated in the release of a couple of small game projects. Therefore, I can tell you for sure which of the parameters most influence the interest in the game. The first is the level of difficulty. The game should not be too easy or too difficult for the player. That is why most computer games offer a choice of several levels of difficulty. This is to ensure that players with different characters and levels of training are equally interested in playing. Secondly, the level of difficulty should increase as the player learns the game and his skill grows. If the level of difficulty is suitable for the player, then usually he finishes the game after the final victory or then when he becomes "everything is clear." In order for a player to remain interested, the game must be somewhat unpredictable. A simple example is a tic-tac-toe game. Remember how you played it in your childhood, and when and why you were tired of this game.
So, how can we turn any ordinary business into entertainment? The easiest way is to change the difficulty level. If the activity is too complicated - break it into simpler tasks and do them separately. If the lesson is too simple and therefore boring - increase the difficulty! It may sound paradoxical, but it works!
Very well the movement helps many people. Many office workers will definitely benefit from moving more during the day. Walk around the office, do a little physical workout. It happens that even such trifles as tapping the foot to the rhythm of the music or any other movements help. Charge your body with movement! Bored of sorting and filling out forms? Try to do it with the other hand. Is the other person talking slowly? Do not focus on this all your attention. Draw on paper at this time or write down things for the near future. Or maybe you have something to sing "to yourself"? In general, take up some other simple activity at the same time and feel how everything becomes a little more complicated and much more fun at the same time.
Another everyday example is background music, which is often very pleasant to work with. Music not only creates a pleasant emotional background, but also entertains our brain. On the one hand, we are, as it were, spending part of our “computing resources” and attention on the perception of music, but on the other hand, it becomes interesting to us. The body enters a state of flow. When I think about some serious matter, I usually put on slow and “sticky” music. If I'm busy with some kind of routine work, I usually put a peppy power-speed-metal hits of commercials at 200 per minute. While the body "on the machine" does the work, the mind is entertained by the perception of music. Or at this moment I’m thinking about something completely outsider. And if you think about the pleasant as well, it generally turns out well. The work is in full swing, the mood is good, and then my friends are surprised