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Mindfulness and the challenges of working from home in times of crisis
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Many employees unexpectedly were required to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. With this abrupt change came the challenge of blurred lines between career and personal life. Lacking designated home office spaces, countless individuals had to create improvised work setups in living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms-wherever there was space. Moreover, the closure of schools forced many working parents to attempt productivity while concurrently supervising their children. As a result of these changes, numerous employees have experienced lower work productivity, lessened motivation, increased stress, and poorer mental health. One approach that may help employees going through the challenges associated with working from home is mindfulness. Mindfulness may be particularly beneficial as it can (1) help employees mentally disconnect from work when they need to; (2) improve individuals' attention to work tasks and thereby improve their performance; and (3) allow workers to better manage screen fatigue. In this installment of Work/Life Balance, we elaborate on how mindfulness may help employees deal with these work issues, explain how mindfulness can be cultivated, and provide a list of mindfulness techniques. We also provide a set of recommendations for managers and team leaders responsible for their employees' well-being and productivity.
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- Authors
- Toniolo-Barrios, M., & Pitt, L.
- Affiliations
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Pitt, Leyland
- ORCID
- Pitt, Leyland
- Venue
- Business Horizons
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-03
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 189-197
- ISSN
- 0007-6813 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7535863
- OpenAlex
- W3091502877
- Cited by
- 217
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 40 · 2023: 41 · 2022: 66 · 2021: 37
- FWCI
- 14.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Business Horizons (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Workplace Health and Well-being
- Keywords
- mindfulness, working from home, COVID-19 pandemic, work-life balance, employee well-being, labor productivity, stress, mental health, screen fatigue, working parents, employee motivation, mindfulness practice
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