Posts Tagged ‘stress’

10 Ways to Bide Your Time When You Hate Your Job

I've talked to so many people lately who absolutely hate their jobs but are staying put because of fears of switching jobs in an unstable economy. While I wouldn't recommend that anyone remain years in a job he or she dislikes, timing can be very important when changing employers. There is much to be said for a steady income, health insurance benefits, and other necessities. But if you're in… Continue reading

February 24 2009 | By Liora | Tagged: career, focus, goals, motivation, stress, work | 12 comments»

Meditate Regularly for a Great 2009!

I was a sporadic meditator at best for years, only to really commit to meditation when, just after turning 39, I discovered a mass in my right breast.From the point of discovery of the mass to getting the necessary tests, waiting for results, waiting for surgery, waiting to see if the newly diagnosed cancer had spread to lymph nodes, waiting to see what treatment I would have, and so… Continue reading

February 12 2009 | By Liora | Tagged: anxiety, awareness, balance, health, meditation, Productivity, relaxation, stress | 7 comments»

GTD’ing the Economy

Mark Twain said, “Those of you inclined to worry have the widest selection in history.”We live in troubling times, and it is a sign of Twain’s genius that his statement is as true today as it was a century ago – if not more so. There’s a lot of stuff for the chronic worrier to obsess about: global warming, economic chaos, an ever-widening gap between the very, very rich and… Continue reading

January 21 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: action, attention, david_allen, economy, focus, gtd, stress, worry | 6 comments»

Stuck in a tight spot: 9 tips for working under stress

Your work environment may not be ideal. In fact, as more and more people work from home, take their work on the road or otherwise explore some flexibility for their work situations, the more likely it is that a person will wind up working somewhere full of distractions, stress and more. On airplanes, doctor's offices, surrounded by small children — we don't often have the option of leaving our late… Continue reading

January 13 2009 | By Thursday | Tagged: airplane, stress, work | 11 comments»

Toward a New Vision of Productivity, Part 6: Staying on the Ball

This is the sixth part of a 12-part series running from the end of December and into January 2009, examining the current understanding of productivity and where the concept might be heading in the future. I invite Lifehack’s readers to be an

January 6 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: fulfillment, max_weber, protestant-ethic, self, stress, work | 7 comments»

How to Confidently Handle Festive Family Friction

Help me Steve! The kids, my husband, getting the house ready, the cooking, the shopping plus full-time work - I've got everything to do for Christmas, I'm already running around like a mad thing and time's fast running out! Plus my husband's parents are coming over for the first time and I don't get on with his Mum at all. So Christmas Day itself is going to be… Continue reading

December 10 2008 | By Steve | Tagged: christmas, confident, conflict, family, holiday, personal-development, self-help, stress | 2 comments»

Your Body The Drug Dealer

The Scene: You're driving in your Volkswagen on a cool autumn day. You gaze out the window to admire the colorful foliage when out of nowhere a toddler on a big wheel rolls directly in front of your car. You slam on the breaks, just barely avoiding disaster.You can feel your heart in your chest. It appears everything has slowed down. Your vision seems to have narrowed. Your once… Continue reading

October 15 2008 | By Jamie | Tagged: adrenaline, cortisol, drug, epinephrine, exercise, fitness, health, hormone, stress, testosterone | 3 comments»

8 Good Reasons to Be a Lousy Musician

I'm a crappy guitarist. In the 20 years that I've been playing, I can't once remember playing scales, and I've never sat down to "practice". I still have trouble with F-chords, I have awful right-hand technique, and my tempo has been known to swing from too fast to too slow without ever hitting "just right".

I wouldn't give it up for the world.

See… Continue reading

June 30 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: connection, individual, leisure, mindfulness, music, relaxation, social, stress | 46 comments»

Summertime: Rehab Time for Workaholics

How to use a vacation to conquer work addiction

Workaholism is as much an addiction as those to drugs, tobacco or alcohol. Those who suffer from it crave the constant 'highs' they get from throwing themselves into work's deadlines, problems and constant hustle and bustle. Even those near-impossible targets and deadlines can provide an adrenaline rush. Staring into the abyss of an empty order-book or hurling yourself headlong into the… Continue reading

June 19 2008 | By Adrian | Tagged: slowing down, stress, vacation, workaholism | 2 comments»

Take It Easy: 12 Ways to Kill Stress Before Stress Kills You!

There's been a lot of fuss around the blogs about the New York Time's silly article about bloggers killing themselves. It's clear to anyone who reads it -- and should have been clear to the reporter, Matt Richtel, even before he wrote it -- that blogging isn't killing anyone. Writers don't blog 'til they drop.

Rather, Richtel offers a picture of several driven bloggers who, quite simply… Continue reading

April 11 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: health, stress, work, work-life balance | 19 comments»

Save Your Sanity: Have a Communications Blackout Day

Technology is great, but there can be too much of a good thing. E-mail results in faster communication, but it also leaves overflowing inboxes, spam attacks and the need for lengthy messages. RSS, Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon and instant messaging programs can also be great, if the 24/7 uninterrupted stream of information doesn’t drive you crazy first.My suggestion is that for one day each month, have a… Continue reading

January 15 2008 | By Scott H | Tagged: Communication, e-mail, internet, messaging, network, simplicity, stress, unplug | 9 comments»

How to Let Yoga Make 2008 Your Best Year Ever!

People today, are under fire. Relentless stress, longer workdays, fewer vacations, destructive nutrition and an epidemic of inactivity have led to an adult generation plagued by chronic pain, fatigue, disease and frustration. In search of an answer that does not require a lifetime of medication, many have turned to complimentary and alternative medicine and more conscious forms of movement. For many, yoga has led the way. While more than 16 million… Continue reading

January 3 2008 | By Jonathan | Tagged: exercise, fitness, health, meditation, stress, yoga | 72 comments»

Withstanding Personal Attack in the Workplace

It's been said that a man who stands on principle is bound to face personal attack. In my line of work, school administration, this has certainly been true as attacks can come literally from out of the blue. A longtime colleague can take you on, seemingly out of the blue with a laundry list of complaints. The next day, an attack might come from a parent… Continue reading

September 25 2007 | By Mike | Tagged: attack, Communication, Management, stress, workplace | 7 comments»

Combat Mental Entropy With These 10 Tips

Entropy in physics is a measure of disorder. The second law of thermodynamics states that entropy will tend to increase. It isn’t uncommon to see an egg break, but it is extremely unlikely that a broken egg will spontaneously reform. Entropy increases with time.Along with physical entropy I believe we all have mental entropy. This is the amount of chaos present in our minds… Continue reading

September 18 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: energy, mind, organized, stress, thinking, zen | 8 comments»

10 Ways to Conquer Boredom (and Feeling Too Busy)

Boredom and feeling too busy are the same problem. Some people might claim I’m being too ambitious trying to strike down chronic boredom and busyness at the same time. I’d argue that the only way to take them out is simultaneously.The problem stems from how you manage your attention. Both boredom and busyness stem from feeling there is a lack of quality in what is covering… Continue reading

September 10 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: boredom, busy, emotion, frustration, Lifehack, mental, Productivity, stress, time-management | 14 comments»