The Micro-Movement Desk Reset Guide

Start with the shape of your working day rather than an ideal timetable. Pick an ordinary morning and note where one screen task runs into another. A meeting followed by email followed by document editing may look like three jobs, but it can still be one long period in the same position. Mark the transitions you already have: ending a call, saving a draft, waiting for a colleague or preparing lunch.

Choose a transition that happens reliably and gives you control over the next minute. A calendar alert during a presentation might only create irritation. Finishing a call before opening the inbox may offer a better opening. Work organisation, task changes and appropriate opportunities to pause belong in a workstation discussion. Check the requirements and support arrangements that apply to your role and location. Your notes help you discuss the actual workload rather than assume you should manage every difficulty alone.