At my new job working in the health insurance field, I was suffering from constant distraction. During the critical times that I needed to get my work done by a certain deadline, i'd find myself disoriented for long periods of time.
I started looking to the internet to search for ways to keep yourself focused - and one of the results pointed to having a focus-conducive environment. I learned that a cluttered desk littered with post it notes can derail concentration.
The concept of a peaceful, clutter free environment that promotes energy and focus appealed to me.
My desk, which was inherited from a hastily departed employee, was plain, boring, had no artwork or attractive centerpieces. I had my monitor, my phone, my supply cannister, my post it notes and drink container accumulations. (i keep telling myself one of these days i'll bring them to the recycling bin)
Walking to and from my desk, I suddenly started taking notice of other cubicles around me, seeing if i can find 'models' to emulate. I found very little to my liking, as most of my neighbors were overly decorated with picture frames of their kids and pets, or calendars and posters and kids' arts and crafts.
Seeing what I "didn't like" - i started to envision how I wanted my desk to appear - as it ought to reflect who my personality was (or at least, aspired to be).
More internet searches led me to the concept of a feng-shui cubicle design. What grew from a novel idea - suddenly developed into a strong vision of how I wanted my desk to look like. I have read from followers of the Laws of Attraction or "The Secret" -that once an idea is thrown out into the universe - the universe will conspire to make that happen.
Now whether or not I believe that theory, I will point out some interesting things that happened to occur after my vision of the "ideal cubicle" was firmly cemented in my mind.
No comments:
Post a Comment