After a long vacation, Mind experts tell you the steps to restart activities for an effective new year.

1. Review goals and plans

The beginning of a new year is the ideal time to review your goals and plans. Take time to evaluate what was achieved in the previous year and adjust your plan to fit the current situation. This helps you have a clear roadmap and specific goals to work towards.

Review goals and plans includes the following steps:

1. Review your goals: Check to see which goals you achieved last year and which goals you left unfulfilled. This helps you recognize the strengths and weaknesses of your plan
2. Adjust goals: Based on what has been accomplished and what has not been accomplished, you can adjust your goals to fit the current situation. This may include changing goals, adding new goals, or eliminating goals that are no longer releva
3. Make a detailed plan: After adjusting your goals, make a detailed plan to achieve those goals. This plan should include specific steps, completion time, and required resources
4. Track progress: To make sure you’re on track, regularly track your progress. This helps you recognize problems that arise and adjust your plan promptly.

2. Re- arrange your workspace

A neat and clean working space will help you relax and increase productivity

Re- arranging the workspace includes the following steps

1. Clean up your desk: Remove unnecessary papers and documents and rearrange items on your desk. This helps you have a neat workspace and easily find documents when needed
2. Re- arrange items: Rearrange items on the desk so that they are reasonable and convenient. You can use document boxes, bookshelves or drawers to store items neatly
3. Create a new feeling: Add to your workspace some decorative items such as plants, pictures or personal items to create a new and comfortable feeling. This helps you feel more excited when working
4. Maintain a tidy workspace: Maintain a habit of cleaning and rearranging your workspace regularly. This helps you always have a clean and tidy workspace, thereby increasing productivity.

3. Schedule work and prioritize tasks

After a long vacation, you may find it difficult to get back to work. Make a list of tasks to do and prioritize them to complete each task effectively. This helps you avoid overload and reduce stress

Scheduling and prioritizing tasks involves the following steps:

1. Make a list of tasks: Write down all the tasks you need to complete. This helps you have an overview of your workload and not miss any tasks
2. Prioritize: Identify tasks that are important and need to be completed first. You can use methods like the Eisenhower matrix to classify tasks by importance and urgency.
3. Schedule work: Based on the list of tasks and priority order, make a work schedule for each day. Make sure you spend enough time on important tasks and don’t get overwhelmed
4. Track progress: Regularly check and update your list of tasks. This helps you recognize completed tasks and adjust your plan if necessary
5. Maintain flexibility: Sometimes, unexpected situations arise and you need to adjust your plans. Remain flexible and be willing to change your work schedule when necessary

4. Update and capture new information

After the Tet holiday, there is likely to be new information and policies that you need to update. Take time to check emails, news and work-related documents to catch changes and make appropriate adjustments.

5.Re-connect with colleague

Chatting and sharing with colleagues after vacation helps create a comfortable working atmosphere and is also an opportunity for you to update your work situation and plan for cooperation in the future.

6. Start with simple tasks

To ease your way back into work, start with simple tasks first, then gradually move on to more complex tasks. This helps you not be stressed and can easily get into the flow of work

7. Maintain reasonable work and rest habits

After the Tet holiday, your body may not be used to the new working rhythm. Maintain reasonable work and rest habits, ensure good health so you can work most effectively

8. Set small goals and reward yourself.

Set small goals in your daily work and reward yourself when you complete them. This will motivate you to work and help you feel more excited when you return to work

Hopefully the above suggestions will help you get to work effectively after Lunar New Year and achieve much success in the new year.