Some tips on how to remain stress free at work. Stress happens to most of us during our working day, and it's important to deal with it in a good way!

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How to Stay Stress Free In Stressful Situations At Work
by Ben on November 15, 2011 edit
Stress is a part of lif e. Working in inf ormation technology can come with high
levels of stress. Deadlines f or projects, working with dif f icult users, and late
nights f rom being overworked can cause abnormal levels of stress. Here are a
f ew tips on how you can stay calm in stressf ul situations at work.
Take a Few Deep Breaths
Being stressed can cause higher levels of anxiety. A great way to reduce this is to
take a f ew deep breaths. It can be done at your desk, or away f rom your desk.
Stop what you’re doing f or a moment, take a deep breath f or a f ew seconds, and
exhale. Do this a f ew times. It should allow you to calm down a little and theref ore make you f eel a little less
stressed and more f ocused.
Get Away From Your Desk
you just need a break f rom your work. Your employer doesn’t expect you to be at your desk f or the entire
day. If they do, it’s unrealistic and unproductive on a larger scale. Taking a break f rom your work – even if
you just wash your f ace in the bathroom, or get a drink of water, they can help reduce the f eeling of stress
in a situation.
Keep People Informed
Stressf ul situations are of ten imposed by other people rather than yourself . If your boss has given you a
deadline or a customer is waiting f or some inf ormation, it’s a great idea to keep them inf ormed of your
progress. This way, they won’t be as anxious f or you to get your work done as they know where it’s at. It
will also most likely reduce the number of times the call/email/come to speak to you and ask about your
work – which will then reduce interruptions and stress!
Focus On Your Job
It’s easy to get distracted in a stressf ul situation. You may have a deadline due the next morning and you
think you have nowhere near enough time to do it. You start working harder and f aster and think you’re
getting it done well, but all of a sudden with all the stress you realise you made a mistake somewhere and
it’s made things even worse.
If you f ocus on the work you’re doing it can help prevent these kinds of mistakes. It will benef it you and
your team, as you’ll get the work done at the same standard and won’t cause problems f or others.
Stay Organised
It’s important, both in general and while you’re working to a deadline, to keep yourself organised. Keep to
your normal f ile structure when saving f iles. Take notes as you usually would. Organise your documentation
or source code as you normally do. If you try to do a rush job when doing this work, it will most likely slow
you down later, when you try to remember where you saved that f ile or what that piece of code does.
Be Aware Of Your Emotions

2. This is such a big area that it deserves a post all on its own (which I’ll do in the f uture). Essentially, if you’re
aware of how you’re f eeling at any given time, you can learn to control how you communicate with others.
It’s all too easy to become short or snappy or rude when everyone is under stress. If you’re aware that
you’re stressed, realise that you may come across as being rude. Try to change the way you’re
communicating or presenting yourself to counter that. This means speaking to others in your regular tone
(perhaps slightly adjusted if you’re stressed), rather than shouting or being rude. In the long run it will pay
of f .
Do you have any other tips on how to reduce stress? Post your thoughts in the comments area below!
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