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Sparking Creativity Requires Walking Away
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Change your environment to spur ideas.
Change your environment to spur ideas.
Fri Dec 30 2022
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At this point in the working world, many of us are fatigued by hearing about Zoom fatigue. Indeed, there have been countless studies about how excessive screen time is hard on individuals and teams. That said, Zoom time does not define all the work-from-home time many employees have. In fact, there are benefits for remote workers in their ability to solve new challenges. While at home, they can leverage their abilities to step away from work—a tactical withdrawal—and use creative strategies that have not been realized and perhaps would not have been effective at the office.
At this point in the working world, many of us are fatigued by hearing about Zoom fatigue. Indeed, there have been countless studies about how excessive screen time is hard on individuals and teams. That said, Zoom time does not define all the work-from-home time many employees have. In fact, there are benefits for remote workers in their ability to solve new challenges. While at home, they can leverage their abilities to step away from work—a tactical withdrawal—and use creative strategies that have not been realized and perhaps would not have been effective at the office.
