I'm on a similar place. My productivity has still not fully recovered, but at least my sense of guilt and stress around procrastination is gone - and that itself was a big detribution my attention span when it comes to being generally productive. So that's a tricky one - practice self-compassion and mindfulness.
Other random tips that have helped me, in the past:
- List out a gradient of actions you could take to make your employer more aware of your current mental performance. From the most direct approach to the most subtle one, as in: pointing out you are taking action to reduce the amount of work you are going to push to get done in a sprint, or bringing up the topic to HR, what's best for your own situation - and take action.
- Taking even the shortest walk around your block helps a lot feeding your senses with something other than your monitor.
- Within your regimented schedule, force yourself to read a novel or watch a lengthy engaging tv show and allow yourself to get immersed within it - to separate a little the need for novel information and give it to the brain when it expects it. In other words, taking control of dopamine release in your brain and optimize it to fit the media you enjoy the most, will decrease your need of novelty which often distracts us when we need the focus.
It's good to reach out - so even if you can't find a satisfactory answer here. Keep looking!
Other random tips that have helped me, in the past:
- List out a gradient of actions you could take to make your employer more aware of your current mental performance. From the most direct approach to the most subtle one, as in: pointing out you are taking action to reduce the amount of work you are going to push to get done in a sprint, or bringing up the topic to HR, what's best for your own situation - and take action.
- Taking even the shortest walk around your block helps a lot feeding your senses with something other than your monitor.
- Within your regimented schedule, force yourself to read a novel or watch a lengthy engaging tv show and allow yourself to get immersed within it - to separate a little the need for novel information and give it to the brain when it expects it. In other words, taking control of dopamine release in your brain and optimize it to fit the media you enjoy the most, will decrease your need of novelty which often distracts us when we need the focus.
It's good to reach out - so even if you can't find a satisfactory answer here. Keep looking!