Working in technology can be incredibly stressful, much like any industry, but because of the amount of information and the speed at which it gets delivered, it can be the most stress you’ll ever face. It’s important to destress and here are five ways to do that:
- Mix the Mood – It has been reported that one of the main factors contributing to stress in the IT industry is that of colleagues not pulling their weight. This is a tricky one, finding something that you will find enjoyable, but will annoy colleagues into doing their work. If you can get this right, you’ll be one step closer to less stress.
- Predict the Chaos – Who here arrives at work to an inbox full of messages? I see you raising your hands. And what’s worse than trying to answer emails whilst you have tons of instant messages coming through? Personally, I use GMail’s canned responses, create yourself some template responses, which will allow you to quickly and easily reply to emails without having to type them all out. You know those people who always have ‘Regards, Name, Signature’ at the end of their emails, well those are templates. Take it a step further and put in the ‘Dear Name’ at the top, and why not even put in, “I hope you had a good weekend” – this would be a great template for a Monday morning.
- Change those Sounds – You know those beeps that your computer gives you when something’s gone wrong? Yes, the ones that make you cringe! Why not download some new sounds and replace these old ones? Seriously, think about it, those sounds are incredibly annoying and although you’ll sooner or later find the new ones annoying, there will be a gap inbetween where you won’t.
There really are ways to reduce that stress without having to book a holiday or spend a fortune, you just need to be clever about it :)
This post inspired by Device Mag.
