Your Only Human 1-29-16
"People are going to screw around at work, Yes. That is human nature. But to lose productivity, creativity, or opportunity because of poor life style choices... that is a problem that has solutions." -Dr. Chad Lake
This was copied from Forbes/Entrepreneurs: Jan. 13,2015
A study released by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine suggests that, because you’re human, you lose 11% to 14% of your productivity-potential every day.
You check the news. You chit-chat with a colleague in the next cubicle. You daydream about dinner, who is going to be on Jimmy Kimmel tonight, or your upcoming weekend road-trip. We’re all human. We’re not machines. And there’s not much we do to change it.
Here’s something you can change.
Research also suggests that for every health risk you possess, you lose an additional percentage of your productivity-potential (small health risks obviously impact productivity less than serious health concerns). Some studies suggest that the average person has between 10 to 12 health risks every single day. Do the math. Even if a minor risk reduced your potential by 3%, but you possess 10 small risks, you could be operating at about half of your potential.