Use the positive side!
April 2024
A study conducted by the Stanford University It suggests that by decreasing working hours productivity is favored. However, what signs can tell you that you are working too much, and that your recreation time is little?
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It arises after presenting high levels of stress, and is characterized by problems of sleep, muscle pain, memory problems and sensitivity in the lymph nodes of the neck and armpits. And in the long term, it can reduce not only work, but also activities with family and friends, "says an article from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This is not the only sign that indicates that you should work less and have more fun. Here we present you others with information of the portal OCCMundial.
Stress affects cognitive abilities: concentration decreases, making decision making difficult, since the situation and its consequences can not be assimilated.
Spending long hours at work leads to bad habits: excessive consumption of coffee, sugars and foods high in fat; decreased physical activity and, in some cases, alcohol intake.
You can not get up in the morning to go to work, why? You just do not feel motivated, you can only experience a feeling of anguish and anxiety.
The pleasure you felt in doing your work has diminished; Even what you experience instead is frustration, cynicism and frequent mood swings in and out of work.
This feeling is characterized by a feeling of anguish, worry, annoyance or discomfort due to the situation that is being experienced. Especially because of the stress that is generated.
When you live to work, it is common to devote less and less time to social life. Since by fatigue or excess of activities you start to cancel meetings and outings with your friends.
Your work and personal managers are erratic, that is, not complete until the end of the activity you have at that time. This is not that you are incapable, you simply have mental exhaustion which prevents you from having an adequate concentration.
If you do not have the possibility to go on vacation, an option to make your work more fun and relaxing is to take a 10-minute walk. Since exercise will allow you to oxygenate your brain and increase the production of serotonin (the pleasure hormone).