Knowing how you behave under stress is empowering because you be able to recognize that you are stressed, and you can invoke some of your own interventions to generate options. As we have seen in previous practices, naming something is the first step towards fixing it. Know how you are when stressed Stress is one … Continue reading Life Practice 4: Know that under stress we regress
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Life Practice 3: Frustration and Knowledge
Frustration begins where knowledge ends. Stress can be attributed to a lack of information. There is nothing to advise you as to what to do next, and not enough information for you to make that decision yourself. More information reduces frustration During changes in the workplace, managers help limit frustration by keeping the lines of … Continue reading Life Practice 3: Frustration and Knowledge
Life Practice 2: Relationship and Content
Paul Watzlawick once said that all statements contain an element of relationship and content. The familiar greeting, “how are you” is just that, a greeting. Relationship based, the speaker doesn’t really want to know how you are feeling; this statement merely acknowledges you, and you reply with “fine thank you, yourself” which is not meant … Continue reading Life Practice 2: Relationship and Content
Life Practice 1: Zoom in, zoom out
As we continue this era of physical isolation for indeterminate duration, our daily lives begin to normalize. We ease into our new structure to settle into a routine. Depending on how long the distancing rules will be in effect, we could lapse into autopilot mode the same way we had done so during our pre-virus … Continue reading Life Practice 1: Zoom in, zoom out
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