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10 Ways to Manage Stress

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How to reduce stress at work

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10 Ways to Manage Stress

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1 Understand your organization's and team's strategy and vision

The tasks that add value to the team. Tasks that you alwarys should strive to complete first.

2 Think and compile a list of your tasks with allocated deadlines

Look and decide whichh work you can complete independently and which are the ones you need help with? Separate the tasks based on timelines, stake-holders needs, ease of completion, dependencies and estimated time to complete.

3 Sit back, breathe, relax and chunk the work according to urgency

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time, little by little, work your way through.

4 Communication

If you are struggling to stay on top of your work, it's helpful to share your concerns with your manager. Politely ask for a work in progress meeting to communicate your workload and assure him that you are capable of handling all the projects but he has to look at shifting some of the deadlines for you and also clarify on your list what is absolutely important to focus on first.

5 Prioritize effectively and do the work in priority order

When you have a pile of work, prioritization becomes even more critical. Determine the criteria on which you're evaluating the tasks and be conscious about how you order your work. Realize that some of the items won't get done if you can, set clear expectations with your manager and the sources of work.

6 Get organized and reflect

A chaotic workspace creates a chaotic mind. When you're drowning in work, think about when you tend to work best and use this time to do the most import or challenging tasks and later when you find it more difficult to concentrate, complete the easier tasks.

7 Delegate! Think people and resources

8 Set limits and say 'no' politely

9 Focus and manage stress

Begin you day with a plan and assign tasks to each session. Be repared to re-prioritize on the drop of a hat.

10 Manage Stress

Stress happens.

11 Find out the source of all your tasks especially the time consuming ones

Ask that person how urgent and necessary this work is; chances are, some of it can be postponed or done by someone else with more time.

12 Get out of the stress place

If you've tried everything and the work is still piling up, move to another department or look for another job

1 Create a strategy

If you have a lot of work to do, it can be hard to figure our which tasks to start with. Take a few minutes and write out what you need to do. Then, create a timetable, and slot in all of your tasks.

2 Avoid perfectionism

Being done is often better than being perfect. You could spend years on the same thing and never finish it, but also never make it perfect. I can definitely be a perfectionist at times. Over the years though I’ve learned when to stop and accept that it might never be perfect but it’s still pretty good!

3 Figure out what stress looks like for you

Mindfulness can help you to manage stress. Knowing the signs of stress can help you to manage it before it becomes overwhelming.

4 Be honest about the workload

If you feel like you need some extra time or help getting things done, tell someone.

5 Discover your busyness is effective

We live in a world where being busy is like a badge of honour. Is all the work that you are doing really necessary? Are you focusing on what needs to be done or just keeping busy doing multiple things. We can fill our days with so many tasks, but are the really necessary?? Maybe they are necessary, but are we working through them in the most effective way? Go back to number one and choose which ones need the most attention and start there.

6 Track your time

This is something that I recently started doing. I’ve found that it is a great way to know how long things actually take. This way I’m never late and I can allocate the right amount of time for each task. These days I am really bad at estimating how long I actually need for each task. By timing myself and tracking my time, I’m a lot better at figuring out what tasks I can do when. It can be surprising how long some things actually take!

REDUCED PRODUCTIVITY

Instead of getting more work done, increased workload results in overwhelmed workers more prone to committing mistakes. Further, overall quality may be at risk, and errors can prompt extra production costs for the company.

STRESS

Often, tired staff members face more stress that may affect their production and cause physical and mental health problems. Stressed employees may not always focus on or tend to their responsibilities. In effect, an excessive workload may cause more issues such as depression and conditions such as high blood pressure.

BURNOUT

Employees can’t take a heavy workload for long because soon unrelenting tasks may cause burnout. Besides, they’re prone to absenteeism, illness, and resignation. Staff hiring and training may become expensive for the company, too.

POOR WORK-LIFE BALANCE

Heavy workload can affect the healthy work-life balance of employees and lead to poor morale and low job satisfaction. In particular, they may become resentful of added tasks and cause workplace apathy.

PICK ONE TASK

In contrast to popular belief, multitasking doesn’t let you finish various tasks but makes you stall one task and do another. Hence, instead of starting everything and finishing nothing, pick one task and focus on it.

BE POSITIVE

If you’re overwhelmed, chances are, you’ll dread doing the work. To chase away negative vibes, get pumped up and excited even though fake. Be positive because the more you do, the more you’ll believe and finish it.

DIVIDE IT

If a project stuns you, divide it into shorter phases. This practice won’t only make it more manageable but will likewise help you in its planning and execution.

FOCUS ON THE NEXT STEP

Instead of seeing your project or task as perfect or a big hit, make it smaller in your head. When you concentrate on the next step, you’ll realize the work is doable instead of impossible.

THINK OF A REASON

You’ll often find the strength to get through hardships when you understand why you’re doing a task. Looking at the larger picture can motivate you to complete it.

SET AN ALARM

Carve out enough time to focus on just one task. Set an alarm and aim to finish it before the allotted time ends. Once the alarm goes off and you’re not yet finished, take a break or move to another task. This practice will make you work harder.

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