What practices help you work more effectively in high-pressure environments?
- Striving for “very good” instead of “perfect”
- Cutting down your total amount of work
- Asking others for help
- Sorting your to-do list with the most important items first
- Making subtasks for each major project milestone
What everyday methods will increase your resilience to stress?
Making time for your personal well-being
Being flexible in your routines
Looking for meaning in your work
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How can workplace pressure negatively impact you?
It can cause physical complaints
It can worsen your work-life balance
- It can increase depression and irritability
What techniques can make you perform better under pressure by helping you develop mental distance?
Analyze your thoughts objectively
Separate your fears from the actual stakes of failure
Name your emotions and ask yourself why you feel that way
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What actions help you work better in high-pressure situations?
Avoiding multitasking
Reducing extraneous demands on your time
Accepting that “perfect” may not be as important as “done”
Delegating work to others
Breaking projects into more manageable tasks
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What are some of the negative impacts of workplace pressure?
Increased physical ailments
Worsened mental and emotional states
Increased work-life imbalance
What techniques promote a healthy mental distance to help you perform well in high-pressure situations?
Identifying how you are feeling
Listing things that won’t change regardless of the outcome
Separating yourself from your thoughts
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How can you improve your resilience to work pressure and stress?
Work on your personal well-being
Be mentally flexible
Find satisfaction and meaning in your work