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How to Cope with Boring Office Work. Get creative with your workday and learn to cope with boring
office work. You will need Portfolio Ambition Communication skills Organizational skills
Imagination Music and goals. Step 1. Work to build a portfolio displaying your greatest
work and achievements to help build your confidence. Build your portfolio by volunteering for special
projects or to teach a class for other employees. Step 2. Build relationships with colleagues.
Meet people in other departments and learn to communicate with people who have challenging
personalities. Step 3. Interrupt a boring workday by having a weekly breakfast, scheduling
a daily or weekly walk, or organizing a game of touch football during lunch. Step 4. Daydream
about the next vacation your boring work will pay for. Daydreaming gives us hope and helps
us cope with the dull parts of life. Step 5. Listen to music while you work. It lifts
your spirits and energy level to get you through the day. Step 6. Experiment with new ways
to complete a task. Try figuring out a better, more efficient way to accomplish the task
at hand. Step 7. Make challenging work-related goals for yourself. Did you know Researchers
using brain scanning technology found a significant correlation between robust daydreaming and
superior intelligence.