[Certified Social Worker] The 'Ease' Gained by Mastering 'Slacking Off' Is the Beginning of 'Enjoyment'

Looking around, phrases like 'I have no time,' 'I can't finish my work,' and 'We're short-staffed' are flying back and forth.

Having worked at a welfare facility for 20 years, I see that scene again today.

It has been five years since I became a manager.

Even among other managers, I have seen many who lament that 'work never ends' and end up working overtime.

Amidst all that, what I have thoroughly stuck to is 'leaving work on time.'

Unless there is an unexpected incident or emergency, I have been strictly committed to leaving on time for the past 10 years or so.

As I also work as a service management supervisor, I manage individual support plans for dozens of people, handle billing tasks for dozens of people, and devote myself to staff development,

while also handling new service inquiries and coordinating with related organizations, all on top of my daily routine tasks.

What I have continued to pursue is thorough 'efficiency.'

Having achieved that 'efficiency,' what I have always pursued is 'how to slack off at work.'

By digging deep into how to slack off and mastering the art of it, my work became incredibly 'easy,' and as a result, I gained free time and became able to 'enjoy' myself.

The 'ease' of doing nothing and the 'ease' of mastering how to slack off are both 'ease,' but they are completely different.

If you feel like 'I have no time' or 'I can't finish,' do you have the courage to master how to 'slack off'?

1. The choice of 'copy and paste' as a basic rule

Looking around, there are surprisingly many staff members who create things from 'scratch,' whether it's writing records or creating guidelines for events.

✅If I'm going to create it, I want to do it properly from scratch

I think this sentiment alone is wonderful, but if you do things like this, you will never have enough time.

Whether it's creating documents or anything else, your basic stance should be to 'copy and paste.'

✅Similar documents created in the past
✅Documents that have already been approved in the past

Once you find these, you can just arrange and change the parts that need to be adjusted according to the document or material you want to create right now, and most documents and materials will be finished.

Even just doing this saves a significant amount of time.

Since I also perform service management duties, I am responsible for creating individual support plans, but when I have field staff create the support content to be included in the draft plan,

there are many staff members who, once again, 'think from scratch'.

Moreover, for some reason, the staff members who are 'super motivated' are the ones who think from 'zero'.

As far as I can see, the outcome is,

✅not meeting the submission deadline
✅content and text that are hard to understand
✅low accuracy

which results in a way of working that is truly a 'time thief'.

I say immediately,

'Copy and paste is fine.'

There are rare cases where staff members submit documents without changing a single word from the previous one, and I do have to reject those, but in most cases, it is perfectly fine to just change some wording or slightly adjust the phrasing.

Therefore, 'basically, copy and paste' is fine.

Especially when it comes to 'service managers,' there are actually some who get fired up with a strange sense of responsibility and motivation, thinking they must change the details for everyone every single time, but...

Can you really do that for dozens of people?

If you have that much time, let's finish other work quickly.

For the few out of dozens who truly need to be thought of from scratch, or who need a plan change, you can put your full effort into them instead of just copying and pasting.

By using the technique of 'basically, copy and paste' and thoroughly 'slacking off,' your work becomes much 'easier'.

Once you master that, you will start to feel 'enjoyment' in completing tasks one after another.

2. The determination to do only the 'bare minimum'

This is not limited to work, but in any matter,

✅Finish everything to 'perfection'
✅Do only the 'bare minimum'

Ultimately, these are the two choices.

Anything in between is what you call 'half-baked'.

If you had infinite time, you could choose whichever you like.

I spoke passionately about 'perfectionism' in my previous article.

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For hobbies or lessons, things you 'do because you like them,' I think you should choose whichever you prefer. This is because you are the one who decided to do them, so how you spend your time is up to you.

However,

As long as you are living, there are always things like work or housework that you 'don't want to do but have to do,' aren't there?

Devoting a huge amount of precious time to those things is, in a word, a 'waste'.

By thoroughly focusing only on 'achieving maximum performance' in the 'minimum amount of time,' you can create both 'time' and 'results' simultaneously.

How can you do that?

It is to decide that you will 'only do the bare minimum'.

If you master this, people around you will see you as 'slacking off'.

In that case, you can just say it proudly.

'I'm slacking off!'

But in essence, you are definitely not 'slacking off'.

Since I am doing the bare minimum within the necessary minimum amount of time, no one has any right to complain or blame me for anything.

You should only think about 'plus alpha' once you have finished everything and have some spare capacity.

Let's stop thinking about 'minimum plus alpha' from the start.

When you master this way of 'slacking off,' you will be able to do everything with 'ease.'

And,the 'ease' you gain by mastering how to slack off is actually the crystallization of your blood, sweat, and tears.is.

In order to 'take it easy',

🌸think thoroughly
🌸act thoroughly
🌸verify thoroughly

Doing these things unconsciously is impossible without'effort'.

I want you to realize that there is nothing that leads to anything beyond the 'ease' you feel when you do nothing and take no action.

3. The sense of 'enjoying' is important

What you gain by mastering 'slacking off' and achieving 'ease' is 'time'.

The more of that 'time' you can create, the more you can dedicate to the things you love.

And, whether it's work or housework, once you master the art of 'slacking off' even once, you can 'apply' it to everything, including hobbies and lessons.

Even with note, you intended to start with hope and enjoyment, but before you knew it,

✅there is no reaction even when you write
✅you start worrying about whether there is a reaction
✅you start focusing only on the numbers
✅you cannot monetize

If you keep holding onto these feelings, you will end up saying, 'I'm tired. I quit.'

Actually, I think this is a huge waste.

Quitting is easy and it's your freedom, but since you went to the trouble of thinking 'let's try it,' I wish you would put in 'just a little' effort.

It is often said that there is a 'correct direction for effort,' but even on note, 'correct effort' is the result of 'how to slack off'.

🌸Is there any point in just 'updating every day'?
🌸Are you satisfied with just 'writing and finishing'?

If 'updating every day' has meaning, it is a correct effort, but if you are satisfied only with the fact that you 'updated every day,' it could end up being a waste of time.

If you end up 'satisfied with writing,' there is a possibility that it hasn't reached anyone. Unless you are a major influencer, the truth is that 'just writing' won't reach anyone.

Even in the field of welfare,

do you get a reaction from users if you 'just assisted the user according to the manual'?

Surely, you get a 'thank you' because you talk to them according to their needs and provide assistance while exploring communication methods that suit them, right?

The places where you should master slacking off and the places where you must never slack off are the same in both welfare and note.

If you are spending time every day updating articles while feeling reluctant and having a 'sense of being forced,' or if you are cornered and only looking at 'numbers,' it might be okay to slack off a little.

In the time you saved by slacking off, it is much more likely that you will feel 'fun' if you try 'liking' articles you think are good or carefully commenting on articles you think are wonderful.

Since you can escape the spell of 'updating every day,' your feelings should become 'easier'.

In everything, it is very important to explore how to find 'enjoyment' rather than feeling 'reluctant' or having a 'sense of being forced'.

Finally...

When we hear 'slacking off,' we tend to think it's a 'bad thing'.

Certainly, 'slacking off' on rules decided by everyone without a reason, that kind of 'slacking off' is not good.

But,the courage to slack off on the 'my rules' you decided yourself is sometimes necessary.

I am also currently working as a service manager, taking assessments of new prospective users, collecting information from related organizations, communicating with other offices to handle other users who need sudden responses, writing records for that, and circulating them for approval,

and even while doing that, I am preparing for billing tasks and preparing to accept new prospective interns and social work interns...

Well, this is just a part of it, but if I were to do all of this 'perfectly,' there would never be enough time in the day.

I only do the 'absolutely necessary things,' document them, and have thoroughly mastered the art of 'slacking off,' which is why I am able to leave work on time every day.

Writing notes doesn't take much time at all because I don't cut into my sleep or my housework time; I just focus intensely and write within the time I've decided to set aside for it.

I am confident that I am extremely 'efficient' (lol).

I also slack off on chasing view numbers, so I have absolutely no 'feeling of being cornered.'

That is why it is not painful, and I am able to continue writing notes happily.

I sincerely want to support those working in the welfare field to share their experiences on note, even if it's just one person, and for those messages to reach someone, somewhere.

Thank you for reading today as well.

I am very happy to receive so many 'likes' and 'follows' every day✨

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