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Advantages of Working Independently
Some of the advantages of working independently are:
• Increased Focus: Since you are accountable for your work without any supervision, there are less chances of
competition and outside distractions. The result of your efforts is more important than your methodology to
complete the assigned work. All these points increase your efficiency, and you can easily focus on your task.
• Making Progress on Assignments: The progress of the assignment is totally a transparent process. If you plan
well, and with the best of your abilities, you can easily monitor the progress of your assignments.
• Working at Your Own Pace: You can set the pace of working on assignments by focussing on short term and
long term goals separately.
• Can Work Remotely: Since you are not working under any supervision, working hours can be flexible, and the
place of your work can be remote or any other location that helps in increasing your efficiency.
• Better Job Satisfaction: Since this kind of working is of your choice so, you show your full productivity, and with
the positive results, you get better job satisfaction.
Ability to Work Independently
Ability to Work Independently means that you believe in doing the job by yourself with minimum support and
supervision from others. You have the ability to manage your own time, priorities, and resources to get the work
completed. It means becoming self-aware, self-monitored, and self-correcting. It involves knowing what you need
to do and taking the initiative rather than waiting to be told. It also includes having the ability and willingness to
learn continuously, as well as recognising your mistakes without blaming others.
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence is the ability to identify and manage one’s own emotions, as well as the emotions of others.
It is generally said to include at least three skills:
• Emotional Awareness: The ability to identify and name one’s own emotions.
• Harnessing Emotions: The ability to harness and apply emotions to tasks like thinking and problem solving.
• Managing Emotions: The ability to regulate one’s own emotions when necessary, and help others to do the
same.
Being emotionally intelligent enhances your chances of success and a balanced life.
Some steps to manage Emotional Intelligence are given below:
• Understand your Emotions: Observe your behaviour and note the things you need to work on. You can then
work on the things you need to improve.
• Rationalise: Do not take decisions abruptly; be rational in your thinking.
• Practise: Do meditation and yoga to keep yourself calm.
Self-Awareness
Conscious knowledge of your own understanding, beliefs, character, and behaviour is called self-awareness. Being
self-aware means that you can identify your strengths and weaknesses. It is all about knowing yourself, like your
values, interests, skills, talents, etc. It can be practiced and cultivated to understand your strengths and weaknesses.
It allows you to see things from the perspective of others so that, you become accountable for your own actions.
It helps you:
• Improve your skills by recognising your passion, and your commitments in life.
• Channelise your energy in your favour with full productivity.
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