What is the secret of the German labor endurance and how to develop
Productivity / / December 23, 2019
No matter where you work - in the office, at the factory or remotely, you will still come in handy this quality.
Sitzfleisch - perseverance, which leads to productivity
Even if you do not speak German, you probably have heard that there are a lot of long compound words. From relatively simple Schadenfreude (gloating) or Wanderlust (urge to travel) to giant structures like the unpronounceable Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän (captain Danube shipping company) and Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz (the law on the allocation of responsibilities for supervision of the marking of cattle and beef).
Recently, the media has become popularly word Sitzfleisch (literally - "meat on which you sit," "buttocks"). It represents a very useful quality, close to the Russian "perseverance."
The presence Sitzfleisch means that you are willing to sit long in one place, to do the necessary work, even if it is boring or difficult.
If you are told that you have a lot Sitzfleisch, it is a compliment to your ability
concentrate and bring the matter to the end. Praise Sitzfleisch possible and when a person suffered something boring: boring conversation, the three-hour long meeting or a movie in a movie theater. If the source hints that you are missing Sitzfleisch, he thinks you are not very responsible. For example, older people in Germany often complain that the young do not have this quality, that is, they can not concentrate on something one and bring it to the end.In some cases, Sitzfleisch use when a person just patiently waiting for resolving the dispute. The German media is the word in this sense is often used to Angela Merkel, who is known for his endurance in difficult political situations.
To purchase Sitzfleisch, train discipline and concentration
First, make regular boring stuff. Yes, it sounds corny, but without this in any way. Do it again and again until assiduity not become a habit.
For example, you want to to write a book or article. "Formulate a sentence, then a paragraph, and so on - advises writer Rebecca Solnit (Rebecca Solnit). - are not allowed in the fantasy of literary awards and accolades, because the essence of writing is not the point. Among the fantasies you will not earn the award. Your road to success - it is the word. "
If you need to do something, do not wait for inspiration or the right moment. Start now and step by step to move forward.
Grasp the business and continue until you will bring it to the end. Of course, one day you do not write a book and build a house. But you can select a day a certain number of tasks. Do them one at a time, until you reach the end. Do not combine a few cases, work on something one. It is easier to concentrate. And to further help yourself, turn off at the time of notification and work set the timer.
And do not let emotions get the upper hand over you. Remind yourself that they constantly change each other. Now you can be boring and painful thoughts from monotonous work, but this feeling will pass. Once you cope with the task, comes a sense of satisfaction and self-confidence.
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