How To Cope With Workplace Stress: Slow Down
In today’s work environment everything is fast paced.
You not only are suppose to work faster, but do more
and work longer. Humans aren’t built for this type of
constant fast pace. This type of work pace drains
you of energy and leaves you
less productive.
At first the adrenaline rush is great; you are full of
energy and loads of ideas. Then in a few hours you
start to feel tire, ideas are less clear in your mind
and you can’t think clearly. You start to make
simple mistakes.
What you need to do is to slow down and take a
break. Give your subconscious mind time to process
all the information with which it has been bombarded.
A short break will clear your mind so you can think
clearly again.
Here are three ways to slow down, refresh your mind
and DECREASE WORKPLACE STRESS.
1. Your mind and body are connected. When the mind
is over whelmed, the body feels the tension. This
causes the blood circulation to slow down. Which in
turn decrease the amount of oxygen going to the
brain, which makes your thinking cloudy. Get up and
move around, exercise the large muscles of the legs
and arms to pump the oxygen back into the brain.
2.Give your mind a rest. Let all the analyzing,
problem solving and planning be absorbed by the
subconscious. Do something easy and simple to
occupy your conscious mind without taxing the
subconscious mind.
3.Get away from your desk; go to the restroom and
take a few sips of water from the water fountain.
Change of scenery will help to relax your mind and
keep your from getting drawn back to your work.
This also means to leave your desk for lunch time.
STRESS MANAGEMENT IN THE WORKPLACE should
be a part of everyone’s HEALTH CARE PLAN. It is
your work habits that lead to STRESS. By taking
short breaks every two hours, your work will be more
productive, your thinking will remain clear and the
STRESS to your system will decrease through
out the day.
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