{"id":3923,"date":"2019-12-11T10:23:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T10:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mintivo.co.uk\/news\/are-you-one-of-more-than-60-of-people-who-cant-switch-off\/"},"modified":"2024-01-10T10:31:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T10:31:54","slug":"are-you-one-of-more-than-60-of-people-who-cant-switch-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintivo.co.uk\/news\/are-you-one-of-more-than-60-of-people-who-cant-switch-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you one of more than 60% of people who can\u2019t switch off?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IT solutions can offer huge benefits to how we work.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>There\u2019s the opportunity to automate tasks, set reminders so important deadlines aren\u2019t missed, projects can be managed remotely and staff have the opportunity to work flexibly utilising internet-based solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Increasingly, however, these benefits are becoming millstones around the necks of those people who make the best use of them.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of watching Netflix with your family, you find yourself watching your mobile phone or tablet for alerts from servers or upset office staff that \u201ccan\u2019t connect to the file server\u201d anymore.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Dinner is no longer the opportunity to catch up with friends and family, but it is used as \u2018spare\u2019 time to catch up with work emails while dreading another system alert is coming.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2728\" src=\"https:\/\/mintivo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Switching-off-from-work-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to the Chartered Management Institute, Managers work the equivalent of an extra 29 days a year in unofficial overtime and home working which cancels out\u00a0their holiday entitlement.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>The same survey found that 61% of respondents blamed mobile technology for not allowing them to switch off from work.<\/p>\n<p>IT is a solution, but don\u2019t let it spoil your down time.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Try these tips the next time you find yourself reaching for your tech when you should be relaxing:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #17b9bc;\"><strong>&#8211; Accept your limits<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 do your best every day but realise you can\u2019t do it all. 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