No matter how much you love your job, there are undoubtedly parts of it that you don’t particularly like. It’s inevitable that every job comes with some routines that you find to be boring or annoying. Yet, you know that the work cannot be accomplished without performing these mundane tasks.
None of us can avoid having the mundane tasks that go along with our jobs, and we can’t always delegate these to other people, either. So, to make the job a little better, find ways to change up your routines, so that these don’t seem so daunting.
There are several ways to change up your routines. Some are as simple as performing the tasks in a different location or at a different time. For example, how awful can it be to look over the accounting records for the month if you can do it from your back deck instead of your desk in the office? Maybe staying home one morning a month to perform this routine task in one of your favorite spots is enough to make it more palatable.
You may also look for new ways to perform these tasks that you don’t enjoy. Finding a new process for your routine tasks can make them easier to stomach. In addition, finding a new process may also help you to find ways to increase efficiency. The simple act of reevaluating a routine may be exactly what you need to discover a new, more efficient, or simpler way of getting the job done. When you can find a new way to handle an old process, you might find it’s no longer so daunting. Since new technologies are introduced to the business world every day, there may even be automation you can apply to a task you currently perform manually.
Don’t get bogged down in the details of tasks you don’t enjoy. Yes, these tasks are required, and, no, they’re not your favorite part of your job. But, when you reevaluate them periodically, and change up your routines, you may find ways to make these mundane tasks a little bit easier to accomplish.