This Month: Switch Up Your Work Schedule to Improve Your Health

Aug. 1 – 7: Switch up your schedule. If you check your email when you arrive at work,do something else.Rearrange your office. Make calls first instead of emailing.

Aug. 8 – 14: Stop procrastinating for five minutes. Spend five minutes working on a task you’ve been putting off.Once started,

you might find it’s not that bad.Even if it is,it will be easier to complete if you chip away at it for five minutes a day.

Aug. 15 – 21: Slow down to speed up. Consciously slow down, take time to think through things,finish one task completely before going to the next, and ignore incoming calls and emails temporarily if you’re in the middle of something.You may find your productivity increases.

Aug. 22 – 31: Weightlift for your soul. Force yourself to restate negative thoughts in positive ways.“This is too hard”becomes“I have all it takes to make it through.”Or,“This is a waste of time”becomes“What can I learn right now?”