Digital detox tips: How managers increase their success

Digital detox tips for more success in day-to-day management

In modern working life, managers are often surrounded by a flood of digital information and constant availability. Those who do not consciously create countermeasures quickly lose concentration and performance. This is where digital detox tips come into play, which specifically help to reduce digital stress and clear the mind. In this way, you can sustainably increase your own productivity and improve your success in day-to-day management.

Digital detox tips are important because they enable unusual breaks in everyday digital life. If you switch off push notifications and consciously plan offline times, for example, you can minimise distractions and focus on really relevant tasks again. Managers in particular report that these digital detox tips lead to greater mental clarity and allow them to make better decisions.

Another key point in digital detox tips is the conscious separation of work and private life in digital communication. For example, you can switch your company mobile phone to silent mode outside of working hours or put it to one side. This creates a safe space for relaxation and new energy.

Practical digital detox tips for day-to-day management

A very effective digital detox tip is to switch off all unnecessary push notifications on your smartphone and computer. This avoids constant interruptions and increases concentration.

It is also advisable to block fixed offline times each day, such as 30 minutes for concentrated work or personal reflection. During these phases, the phone remains silent and digital devices stay away.

In addition, "digital fasting days" are very helpful. On these days, people deliberately avoid private screen time, which promotes mental regeneration.

Analogue activities also help with the digital detox. These can be walks without a smartphone, handwritten notes in meetings or deliberate conversations without digital sources of interference. This creates a different quality of dialogue and a refreshing balance to screen-based work.

Best practice examples from the field

BEST PRACTICE at company XYZ (name changed due to NDA contract) One managing director consistently reduced push notifications and moved to fixed offline times. As a result, he reported noticeably greater concentration and less stress during the working day. At the same time, he was able to organise his meetings in a more focused way and improve team communication.

BEST PRACTICE at ABC (name changed due to NDA contract) One manager introduced fixed "device-free meetings" in which all smartphones were put away. This led to more intensive discussions and a strong increase in presence and creative ideas in the team.

BEST PRACTICE at QRS (name changed due to NDA contract) Regular Digital Detox Days were established here. On these days, managers and teams deliberately avoided digital communication. Instead, the focus was on analogue workshops and creative work, which led to new impetus and greater team satisfaction.

How digital detox tips promote the balance between work and relaxation

Constant digital availability often leads to exhaustion and a feeling of being driven. Digital detox tips specifically promote breaks in which no digital communication takes place. This creates space for mental recovery. It also increases productivity because the brain can work in a more focussed way.

The role model function of the manager is also important. By taking digital time-outs themselves and going offline, they encourage the whole team to adopt similar behaviours. This promotes a healthier digital corporate culture.

Digital detox tips also support the separation of work and private life. For example, a manager can set the company mobile phone to silent after work or set the work email programme so that no notifications arrive after work.

Combining digital tools and analogue methods sensibly

Digital detox tips also include technical solutions, such as apps to limit screen time or systems that block emails outside of working hours. Such tools help to reduce digital stress.

At the same time, it is worth using analogue alternatives. Whiteboards for meetings, handwritten notes or real face-to-face conversations are good ways to escape the constant digital noise. Such measures bring variety and promote creativity.

Further best practice examples from the field

BEST PRACTICE at LMN (name changed due to NDA contract) A calendar with fixed offline times was introduced here, during which digital devices are prohibited. Managers use these phases for concentrated planning and reflection, which improves the quality of decisions.

BEST PRACTICE at DEF (name changed due to NDA contract) One management team implemented apps to limit screen time and trained the team in the conscious use of digital media. The combination of technical and personal measures helped to reduce burnout symptoms.

BEST PRACTICE at UVW (name changed due to NDA contract) Workshops on mindfulness and digital detox were offered at this company. Participants reported greater mental clarity and the ability to better distinguish between important and unimportant digital information.

My analysis

Digital detox tips are not a fad, but an important response to the challenges that managers face today. Digitalisation brings many benefits, but its side effects require conscious strategies. Applying digital detox tips in everyday management life supports both mental health and performance. With simple but consistently implemented measures, managers can increase their concentration, reduce stress and promote sustainable success.

Further links from the text above:

[1] Digital detox tips: How managers increase their success - SAULDIE

[2] Digital detox tips: How managers stay really powerful - SAULDIE

[4] Digital detox in everyday working life: Why breaks are important - Sellwerk

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