The Third Space
Setting mental boundaries and finding your third space
The hustle of work and the distraction of everyday life can sometimes get chaotic. Work pours into overtime, your bad days start following you home and you realise you can’t remember the last time you really switched off and focused on yourself.
When your brain is fuzzy and life seems a mess, it’s hard to find the time or place to really stop and breathe. This is where the third space comes in.
Think of your third space as an environment that’s neither at home nor at work. It’s a place you can go where your mind can reflect, rest and reset, to leave the office in the office — even if you work from home.
Check out these blogs below to find out how, where and what to do in this space.
Learning where to set boundaries
Setting boundaries and structuring your work load is the first step when creating your third space. Without these boundaries, your personal and work spaces will melt together, making it almost impossible to find the right time for you to enter your third space.
The blog below uses a house as a metaphor for your life, with each bedroom representing a different aspect of your life. Learn how to spend your time there effectively.
Creating your third space
Setting up or finding an area where you can go to take a break can really help when you’re trying to enter the right mind zone.
If you’re setting up your third space at work, remember to find somewhere with great coffee, informal conversation and a relaxed atmosphere. A study found that 80% of employees said they feel more productive after a break.
Check out the blog below for more benefits of a third space in the workplace.
What to do when entering the third space
When you’ve set your boundaries and have created a clear division between your work life and personal life, you need to know how to use your time in that third space effectively. The method for this can be remembered in three ‘R’s’ … Reflect, Rest and Reset.
Check out the blog below for more details.
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