> For me, the best I can do at work is find a sort of Zen-like contentedness with the work. Working carefully, slowly, deliberately, doing my best with minimal effort; these things bring me to my place of Zen.
Sounds interesting. Do you have tips on how to get and stay into the Zen mindset when there are deadlines?
Get good at setting expectations and being firm about them. Managers LOVE to bully people into deadlines.
Also get good at not getting mad about it! If your work is truly meaningless and/or performative, then the deadline has no real power. Its just social pressure… but tread carefully as it can also put a target on your back and put you in the unemployment line!
You’ll know you’re in your Zen state when problems just roll off you and your emotions aren’t your guiding force.
Sounds interesting. Do you have tips on how to get and stay into the Zen mindset when there are deadlines?