Work Stress @ How to battle - 5
quick, effective, and realistic ways to manage stress
Work stress is inevitable. We can either fall
prey to the stress and damage our health (both physically and mentally) or
learn to tackle it. Here are 5 quick, effective, and realistic ways to manage
stress.
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Work stress is inevitable.
We can
either fall prey to the stress and damage our health (both physically and
mentally) or learn to tackle it. Here are 5 quick, effective and realistic ways
to manage stress.
No, it
doesn´t need you to join a yoga class.
Breathe the right way
Most of us
breathe shallow and that prevents us from inhaling oxygen to our maximum
capacity.
Belly
breathing has the capacity to shift our nervous system from sympathetic (flight
and flight) to parasympathetic mode (rest and digest) almost immediately.
While it
takes time to master this way of breathing, one can certainly schedule
reminders to
consciously breathe through the belly for at least two minutes
anytime during the day.
Sleep better
Sleep time
is the repair mode of our body.
All the
stress and strain we undergo during the day, our body uses the sleep mode to
repair and recover from it. Lack of quality sleep can not only halt our
detoxification and recovery process but can also make the next day an irritable
one. Make sleepapriority even if your social calendars demand you to spend your
evenings out. You must set your priorities right.
Try and
avoid bringing work home and use evenings to relax.
Including
some “me” time every will help.
Find your linchpin
A linchpin
is a pin that passes through the end of an axle on a wheel to keep the wheel in
position and in balance.
If the
linchpin is removed, the wheel goes out of balance.
Every one of
us has a linchpin that keeps us going.
You need to
understand what that linchpin for you is and make sure you are using it every
day, such as playing with your kids, reading a book, gardening, dancing,
playing a musical instrument or a sport.
Doing it
every day (even if that means for a few minutes) helps break the monotony of
homework —home and boosts your energy to face the rest of the day.
Set intentions for the day
One of the
biggest factor that can add up to the work stress is lack of management.
Soon after
we wake up, we get thrown into the chaos of life and let it rule over us.
Instead, waking up to a daily morning ritual of lemon water, practising
positive affirmations followed by setting intentions/ to do list is a much
sorted way to begin mornings.
Include your
linchpin in that list and also your meal breaks (because you do not want to be
mindlessly eating while working).
Once we set
the intentions for the day, there’s better chance of increased productivity and
accomplishing those tasks well before the deadline.
´Accept´ and ´let go´
Two simple
words, but powerful and difficult to master, can change your work and personal
life.
We often
come across situations and people at work that can stirrup our emotions and
induce stress.
Yoga teaches
us
Shakshi Bhaav,
which means quietly observing unpleasant situations like a third person.
Acceptance
and letting go is exactly that.
Source |
Business Standard | 5th March 2018
Regards
Prof. Pralhad Jadhav
Master of Library & Information Science (NET
Qualified)
Senior Manager @ Knowledge Repository
Khaitan & Co
Twitter Handle | @Pralhad161978
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