Don't let work hassles keep you from being your mental and physical best

We know too much stress can cause major health drama, including heart disease, depression, headaches, overeating, and loss of sex drive. Fun, huh? Even mild stress makes it harder to get in a good workout. To help you balance today's treacherous times — in and out of the workplace — we've pulled together four easy stress-management survival tricks.

1.) TALK IT OUT

Fighting layoffs? A micro-managing supervisor? Just have too much to do? Feeling helpless can hit you, no matter what type of job you have or your rung on the ladder. To combat the problem, always make an effort to stay informed. Know as much as you can about what is going on above and below you, and keep both sides informed about you too. If you don't know what's going on in your boss's world, he probably has no idea what's really going on in yours, either.

2.) TAKE A BREAK

Nonstop work marathons actually hurt your productivity. Instead, take regularly scheduled breaks during the workday. Try a 10-minute stretch every hour. And stop eating lunch at your desk! You need a break away from your 8-by-8 world in order to recharge.

3.) REMEMBER: YOU'RE NOT PERFECT

Many of us brag about being a perfectionist — as if it's a good thing. Setting yourself up for such failure can send stress rocketing. Accept that you may not be able to do everything perfectly — but you can do everything correctly. Focus on doing that instead of being perfect, and everything else on your to-do list should fall into place.

4.) CUT THE CORD AFTER 5 P.M.

Too often we don't realize that our personal life can take a huge toll on our 9-to-5 life. If our personal life — social, physical, or emotional — is suffering, it will invariably poison the workday, since that's where most of us spend the majority of our time. Take care of your business at home and your stress levels should plummet. If they don't, the best stress relief may be a new job.
别为工作所困，让你的身心都保持在最佳状态。

我们非常清楚压力会导致主要健康问题,包括心脏疾病、抑郁、头痛、暴食和性欲丧失。即使轻度的压力也会对保持好的状态增加难度。为了帮助你度过今天的艰难时段-办公室工作时间,我们收集了四种简单的缓解压力的诀窍。

1)考虑清楚

对付失业?小小的管理人员?有很多事要做?无论你做什么样的工作或处在什么阶层，感到无助会让你倍感打击。对付这些问题，要努力让自己博闻多识。尽可能多地知道你的上司和你的下属在做什么。也让他们知道你在做什么。如果你不知道你的上司在想什么、做什么，他也会对你的事一无所知。

2)短暂休息

没有停歇的、马拉松式的工作的确会影响你的创造力。工作时间定时休息一下。每小时休息10分钟,伸展一下身体。别再在办公桌旁用午餐。你应该离开办公室休息放松,给自己充充电。

3)记住，你不是完美的

许多人夸口说要做完美主义者-看上去好像是好事。放弃这个错误的想法能让你迅速缓解压力。要承认你不可能让事事完美-你只能将这些事做对了。专注于你要做的事，而不是它是否完美，你想做的每件事都会做得很好。

4)下班后坚决斩断与工作的联系

我们经常没有意识到，我们的个人生活为朝九晚五的工作做出了多大的牺牲。如果我们的个人生活，无论是社会的、身体的或情感的生活受到很大的侵害，那它必定会危及到工作，因为我们用在工作的时间最多。在家充分享受你的家庭生活可使你的压力迅速减少。如果这样压力仍没减少，最好的缓解压力的办法就是换个新工作。