--- title: "Social Media Roundup: Goofing off for a workplace boost" id: "19293" type: "post" slug: "social-media-roundup-goofing-off-for-a-workplace-boost" published_at: "2013-09-04T22:32:32+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-15T21:05:29+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2013/09/04/social-media-roundup-goofing-off-for-a-workplace-boost/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2013/09/04/social-media-roundup-goofing-off-for-a-workplace-boost.md" excerpt: "Success runs on goofy: Letting loose can enhance your workplace efficiency and personal well-being. Also: the cost of high millennial turnover in your workforce." taxonomy_category: - "Learning" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AssociationsNow" - "Creativity" - "employee engagement" - "Leadership" - "Workplace" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Director" - "Manager" - "VP" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Social Media Roundup: Goofing off for a workplace boost Scrap the burnout by plugging in a little “you” time. Overworking may stifle the creativity that relaxing—or goofing off—otherwise permits. Have a planner? Add a “do nothing” tab to today’s itinerary. Give it this subhead: “Take a deep breath.” The details, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: ### Overcoming Overworking > How Goofing Off Can Make You More Successful [http://t.co/yV8fRJVSbb (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/yV8fRJVSbb) > [#assnchat (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/assnchat?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#creativity (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/creativity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#innovation (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/innovation?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > > — Jay S Daughtry M.Ed. (@ChatterBachs) [September 4, 2013 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/ChatterBachs/status/375255018502234112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) **Get goofy.**Concentration stretches thin for the overworked, drying up the creative pool of problem-solving abilities, [writes Adam Rifkin in his LinkedIn article “How Goofing Off Can Make You More Successful.” (opens in a new tab)](http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130903153825-8244-how-goofing-off-can-make-you-more-successful) The self-professed “undercaffeinated” and “overconnected” Rifkin offers his three golden tips for achieving workplace success: do nothing, be social, and serve others. Dream, hike, tweet—whatever your goofy way, take time to relax, allowing your attention to drift. It’s a surefire trick to rejuvenate the brain, refresh your energy, and stir the juices of your creative thinking. *(ht [@ChatterBachs (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/evcmtv/statuses/374986935376568320) )* ### Millennial state of mind > Why Millennials Are Ending The 9 To 5 – Forbes [http://t.co/qQRu1X6lhe (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/qQRu1X6lhe) > [#asae (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/asae?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#assnchat (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/assnchat?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > > — Event Commercials (@evcmtv) [September 3, 2013 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/evcmtv/status/374986935376568320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) **Clocking in, the millennial way:**With millennial workers projected to make up more than a third of the workforce by next year, employers need to pay attention to what they want out of their work experience. A [Millennial Branding report (opens in a new tab)](http://millennialbranding.com/2013/08/cost-millennial-retention-study/) finds that 45 percent of employers have high turnover rates with Gen Y workers. Meanwhile, [Forbes writer Kate Taylor reports (opens in a new tab)](http://www.forbes.com/sites/katetaylor/2013/08/23/why-millennials-are-ending-the-9-to-5/?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=bufferd5bc3&utm_medium=twitter) that 60 percent of millennials leave their companies within three years, while others turn to freelancing and self-employment. The costs of hiring—and losing and replacing—employees mounts quickly, making retention key. How can your association maintain office standards while creating a workplace culture that fulfills millennial expectations? *(ht [@evcmtv (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/evcmtv/statuses/374986935376568320) )* What links are you sharing today? Let us know in the comments. (Fuse/Thinkstock) [Emma Beck](https://associationsnow.com/author/emma-beck/) Emma Beck is a contributor to Associations Now. 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