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There's apparently a new term for when someone gets easily distracted or disinterested at their work.
You've probably heard of burnout, but what about "boreout?" Essentially, it's the opposite of burnout. If you're underwhelmed with what you have to get done at work work, you may be experiencing boreout.
Boreout has become more prevalent in recent years, ever since companies started the shift towards more remote or hybrid work. Now, employees may be experiencing a lack of social interaction, leading to a bad case of boredom.
Scott Allen Curley wears many hats. He's a talk show host, keynote speaker, author and entrepreneur. He's also a mindset expert. He believes the term 'boreout' is synonymous with ADD.
"I don't want to just pick on young people but they especially have a hard time on focusing on tasks at hand because of AI, social media and all the other distractions that they have," Curley said.
One way Curley keeps his employees from going through a boreout is by making sure the work environment always includes a touch of excitement. Doing things that employees enjoy doing, along with the work tasks, can make for a positive work environment.
"We spend half of our waking life at work," said Curley. "So, we try to make it fun, make it exciting, and we try to tap into what is intersting to our employees and leverage that."
It's important to know though the difference between being productive and being busy. To Curley, there's an important distinction that every company must take into account.
"You can shuffle papers all day and be busy," he said. "What I care about is whether or not you are productive. We need for our employees to understand that we don't want them to waste their time, we want them to be there and to be servicing the company and themselves."
Curley is also the CEO of FinishLine Tax Solutions and author of the book, "Absolution: The Dark Path to Light."