Sticking with the theme of the passed month of Grad school,
I wanted to share some techniques that I’ve found useful to help reduce
stress. Starting a new venture may be,
although extremely exciting, the most stress filled time of your life. Reducing this stress will help you be more
productive and feel better about the product or service you are creating.
A common
misconception in modern workspaces is adding elements of fun in the work place,
such as a game corner or a basketball court, reduces stress and makes employees
more productive. This might not actually
be the case. So when you take a break by
diverting your attention to another completely engaging activity will extract
precious mental energy that you will need to complete the important tasks for
you new company.
My main
suggestion is to find a different activity to do for ten minutes every hour and
a half that involves a) standing and walking, b) occurs outdoors, and c) is low
in intensity. By standing and walking
you are freeing up the blood that has been pooling in your legs therefore
sending more oxygen to your brain and increasing your heart rate. This will make you more attentive when you
return to your workspace. A good
activity to accomplish this would be to just simply stretch outside. Vitamin D from the sun and fresh oxygen will
help suppress stress reactors in your body.
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