I once read this cool article about video games, addiction and reward systems and I really liked the ideas in it. So, I tried to apply them to myself in a way. In order not to feel guilty for wasting time playing games, I allow myself to play them for a short period of time , twice a day, as a reward for waking up early.
That way I know I earned it and I use them to develop better habits. As the alarm rings bright, shiny circles start flying across the screen, inviting me to play and offering me a possibility to defeat my yesterday self.
It wakes up my competitive side before the zombie one. I think it would be even better once we add an option to compete with friends , allowing me to defeat my half-awake sister. Or you know what else would be great? If I could at the same time collect early bird trophies as a reward for waking up and beat my friends in the number of collected trophies!
The possibilities are endless but the concept is the same and I think it is the key to helping heavy sleepers to embrace mornings easier. What do you think? Any advice? Developing a mobile or web app? Need feature prioritization and product roadmap? FOMO After my alarm rings, I turn it off and just want to throw that noise-making phone as far from me as possible. This is what I do: I play once when I wake up and by the evening I have the full energy bar.
In Quality Time, nothing proves to them how much you love them more than undivided attention. Being there for this type of person is essential, but putting every distribution aside can make them feel truly special and loved.
Postponed activities, or not listening to them while talking, can be incredibly hurtful. Still, the joy of receiving a gift in times when there is no special occasion shows that you love and care about someone. These people prefer that the love and care from their partner to shown, rather than told. Doing things that you know your partner would like will prove your love to them, such as cooking foods or helping them in their works.
The most common act of this method is kissing and hugging. The hug is a classic sign of love, but not the only one. Caressing hair, holding hands, and other things are things that you would do in this language! Some researchers say that each person has a primary and a secondary language for expressing feelings.
Besides, human beings tend to express emotions so that they prefer to receive love from others. As you already know, there are 5 ways to express your feelings to others. The Five love language charts give you a list that shows you how to use each method. Who says that love is only for couples!
This quiz will help you learn how to simply give and receive love from others. Take this interesting quiz and try to get to know yourself better. Some people think that feeling comes with a lifetime guarantee, but we know from those around us that this is not always true! Every worthwhile relationship needs a healthy way for both persons to communicate with each other.
These technologies can range anywhere from whiteboards, markers, projectors, screens, to video calling equipment, screen-share applications, or somewhere in between. Do a quick run-through and test everything out before the meeting begins, to avoid wasting time during the meeting.
The maximum amount of time that produces productive discussion on one topic is about an hour. Meetings that last for more than an hour, tend to be unproductive. Everyone stands up for the duration of the meeting. If you want to have brief meetings, try this technique. It also tends to get people physically moving which brings more energy to the meeting. Moreover, when people are standing they will get to the point faster. When you start on time, you should ideally be able to end on time.
If you have scheduled a meeting for 30 or 60 minutes, make it a habit to close it at the end of that time. If people know the meeting is going to end at a specific time, it will drive better meeting behavior by all involved.
Quick announcements of the time remaining at regular intervals can also help maintain a proper meeting pace. If all decisions have been made, please just go ahead end the meeting early. Let people get on to other things. Getting back to work is more productive than sitting in a conference room and chatting. Ending meetings early is also a sign of a systematic, effective and productive team.
Initially, no one may have any questions, but be patient. If you wait a minute without trying to fill-in the awkward silence, usually some questions will come out. These questions always end up being very useful.
Lastly, arrange for glucose-based drinks during your morning meetings or invite your remote team to sip their coffee or energy drink as they chat online. This increases concentration and willpower which is essential for effective discussions and decision making. Engaged meetings lead to creative brainstorming sessions and productive decisions. While most employees dread morning meetings, innovative leaders can find ways to make meetings fun as well as productive. If you prefer more team building to engage the team, Outback has some fantastic virtual team building activities and even virtual trivia games for teams.
You can try the ultimate virtual escape room experience or the virtual happy hour trivia. These activities are so much and are guaranteed to engage the whole team. Tools can make a difference between boring meetings versus effective working sessions where good decisions get made, people are engaged and leave with a clear sense of purpose. One interesting tool you can consider is Less Meeting. It also has collaboration tools so that you can hold meetings with remote attendees.
Less Meeting also connects with and syncs with Outlook and Google Apps. Once the meeting is over, the app also gives you a concise list of action items, meeting minutes and notes, and more to send out to everyone who came.
It will even get feedback on your meetings so the next ones are better. They fill their schedules with endless meetings — status meetings, strategy meetings, staff meetings, meetings about meetings. Locking your employees in meetings all week long does not get more work done. Back-to-back meetings or too many meetings only end of making workers exhausted, frazzled, and frustrated. Additionally, too many unnecessary meetings dilute the importance of those few meetings that are actually important!
Meetings are only effective when you require interaction and input from multiple people during brainstorming, problem solving, or decision-making processes. Recently I met the CEO of a company which has implemented two unusual practices to ensure meetings start on time and end on time: Whoever comes in late for a meeting has to sing and if the meeting runs over the allotted time, the last person talking has to do 10 pushups.
The CEO said that both the policies have been so effective that they rarely get the opportunity to make anyone sing or do pushups these days! Plan and execute your meetings with the right policies and they will truly be valuable and productive, rather than a complete waste of time.
Try these morning meeting activities and your morning meetings can actually be something that your employees look forward to, rather than dread!
What other tips do you have for holding engaging morning meetings? Let me know in the comments below. Amara writes for TimeDoctor. Subscribe to our mailing list and get interesting stuff on remote working and productivity to your email inbox.
This deep and fun teambuilding game comes from Marijn Vissers of improphondo — credit goes to him and to the Bring a brick podcast , where I first heard about it. Have you ever been in a meeting in which people are physically there but all they do is look at their phones? What a waste of time and energy! These team meetings could be so much lighter, shorter and effective if everyone actively listened and focused — so here are four fun teambuilding games to play just before a meeting to help people focus and listen!
The goal of this teambuilding game is to have people focus on what they hear and on finding the right moment to talk. If it takes more than minutes to get to 20, call it and move along. This is a fun teambuilding game you can use to get people out of their head and focused on their team. Research Noy et al.
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