There’s a new and growing trend while working from home, and it’s called microshifting.
Instead of working a typical 9am to 5pm job, microshifting chunks the day into smaller shifts. The first shift may involve deep focus, the next meetings, the next a break, and then more deep focus.
You may start work before 9am and end after 5pm, but it’s more on your terms, not the company’s.
This approach allows people to be more productive and autonomous, as everyone has different moments of concentration.
For example, I’m a slow starter. Mornings typically only start at 10am. But I often find myself working into the late hours of the night.
So instead of following a generic corporate time structure, microshifting allows each person to individualize their work time.
This is also beneficial to those who have other commitments, such as bringing your child to daycare or school.
It also reduces micromanagers and brings additional focus to outcomes, not the amount of the time to achieve those outcomes.
The takeaway
Try to introduce microshifting into your work day and see if it benefits you.