Messing up at work is common to all who work. This is all due to the burden of work and on it, the hectic schedule adds to the vows of an individual. Everyone has to tackle that typical day at the office, juggling meetings, never-ending phone calls, the hyperactive inbox and even the pooping up of emails every second.
These all things come complimentary with the specialised work you do in office. Yes, no one is a genius to cope with the over hectic day with the smiling faces, that too every successive day.
So, here are some of the tips that one must follow in order to recover from the messing up at the work:
Messing up at Work – Tips to Recover:
The following are few tips that help us to bring back things to normal when you have completely messed up at work.
1. Understand what happened:
When you are at mess, just keep calm. This is the first and foremost biological thing that one can do and perform the task with tranquil heart and mind. Try and understand what happened instead of talking it to the friend or any senior. You also easily understand; after all if you can perform that task, you can certainly solve it too. Admit that something happened; this is one of the best quality one can have in him or her.
2. Why it happened:
One must have the curiosity to know ‘why’. First you need to understand what actually happened and then you need to go in depth of the matter. Know the reason why it actually took place. The reason ‘why’ can help solve number of problems that has put you into the messy situation. Finding out ‘why’ is to know how the mistake at work can be corrected and also being cautious that it does not happen yet another time.
3. Do not think about the problem, but look for solutions now:
Once you have done investigative part of finding what and why all the issue took place, the next step is to look out for the solutions. The solutions can only be received with the calm and peaceful mind. Believe me, knowing the actual problem is greater issue than solving it. The solution ultimately comes after getting to know the foundation of the issue. So, do not overthink about the problem but look out for the solutions.
4. Work really hard:
Messing up at work is easy because of the hectic schedule and lots of work. But, the problems demand lots of attention in wake of solving them. So, you need to find out the best possible solution by really working hard on the concept. Read about the issue more and get the gist of the matter. Stay till late at the work and do extra work. When you will work hard, the people in the organization will move their focus on you and not on the mistake you did.
5. Calm down your head:
You are already messed up and at that situation doing more work is herculean task. So, it is better to calm yourself down. Do what makes you happy and then follow the steps like finding out the solutions, the in depth matter of the problem, working hard and so on. So, if you like listening music, go for it. It will make you feel relaxed and soothing even after the day’s hardwork.
6. Talk to your closest friend or mate:
In office, reach out to the closest friend of yours. Talk to him or her for a certain while and also discuss the issue. You might feel better after talking as the brain also gets fatigue after loads of work the whole day.
Sharing the problem or talking will provide you a sense of relief. Not just this, it will also help in getting more solutions to the problems.
7. Prioritize your work:
The person gets messed up with the work only when there is no particular order of working. When you have some sequence, you will never find yourself in a chaos. Even if you are in a chaos, just try to prioritize the work.
Focus on the most important task and then important; at last the least important one. You may also sequence it in order of the time and the deadline given. The task to be submitted with the shortest period of time must be done at first place and the one to be given with days must be given less importance.
8. Communicate to maximum people:
The more you will communicate to people, the more you will feel relaxed and open. The messed up mind needs to lighten up in order to deliver good work at the end of the day. The messed and confused mind is never best at when it comes to work.
Just communicate to those who you think can help you get out of the confusion. This will not just help you to soothe your mind but also will get you out of the mess, afterwards you will be good at the work.
9. Have a cup of coffee:
Have a hot coffee or a cup of tea. When you feel like you are not able to work just because of being messed, just have a cup of tea or coffee whatever you like the most. The world seems to be irritating when you are messed up.
Even if someone tries to help you, it seems like the person is putting you in trouble. So, before you get into any sort of triffle, just have a cup of coffee or tea.
10. Give your work a proper time limit despite the limit from the supervisor:
You might get a deadline from your boss, that is fine but you yourself must also set a limit so that you are able to complete the work on time; rather before time. You need to decide on yourself which thing is to be given longer time span and which thing is to give short span of time. When you will work according to the time table made, you will not feel messed up at work.
11. Do the easier task at first place:
You might have a number of things on our plate at a time. You are required to do the easier and lighter task at the first place. This is because the messed and the mind with chaos would not be able to handle the difficult task. So, it is better to go with the easy thing first and then choose the difficult one in the last.
12. Do not panic:
When you mess up or are already messed up with the hefty amount of work and if you will panic, you will not be able to get out of the total mess. Instead, you will be in more trouble and chaos all around.
When a person is already screwed up, he or she behaves differently. You just need to keep your mind at peace. A tense mental state will only mess you again, opposite of which you desire.
13. Do not take up more work that day:
When you are already in a bewildering situation it is advisable not to take up more work the same day. Just do what you have in your palate. Satisfy with that and once you are done with that work, only then shift to some other work.
Try not to obsess over the mistake or any other problem for which you are messed up. Just remain cool. Focus on the lighter part of the work.
14. Have a quick energy nap:
Do not think anything for a while. Lay your head down and have a quick nap. The nap is for gaining energy and not thinking about what happened. The messed and screwed mind just needs some rest, that’s all. An energy nap will do greater good to you. You will get out of the tricky and muddled situation.
15. Learn from it and move on:
Try to focus on why the things got messed up. Move to the very start of the problem and know the reason behind. Where did you lag behind and how come you made a mistake. After knowing that, stop thinking about the same; learn from it and move on.
16. Try to put things at the right place:
When the mind is not at the place, everything seems an unsolvable riddle. Nothing great comes to the mind and the fatigue rules the mind and the body. What one can do is putting things in order.
Try to place the things accordingly. Only this will help in finding the solutions. Not just this, it will keep you calm and happy.
17. Be slow, think and then do:
Do not be anxious. Just go slow, think a little and try to place everything in order. Being calm and working slowly, step by step can make you get out of the messed up situation at work place. Have a deep breath and everything will be fine enough to handle.
In short, life is meant to make mistakes, getting muddled up and then correcting yourself. These are some of the points that one must keep in mind when one gets messed up at work.
