How to keep yourself happy in a stressful job?

If you have accepted a job in an environment that is extremely stressful, you should have some tips to vent the stress. If you keep your brain under constant pressure without releasing it, it will have adverse effects on your work life as well as your personal life. Let us see some ideas we can follow to release this stress and keep our cool: –

1. Sorted mind – Take a look at your schedule and decide what you have to tackle first. Make a proper list of things you are supposed to do throughout the day so that you don’t forget any task.
2. Don’t procrastinate – However small the task is, finish it before the deadline. If you leave them for later, the work gets piled up and then you can suffer a major setback which leads to more stress and panic.
3. Take help – Don’t be a ‘know it all’. If you think you cannot to a particular task ask someone for help. Do not let your pride or ego drive you and cause a delay in the completion of the task. If you have a team, use everyone’s strength and utilize teamwork to obtain greater and faster results.
4. Celebrate – Take time to enjoy the success. However small or large the task is, appreciate your colleagues and yourself. Do not rush on the next project right away and build up the unnecessary strain.
5. Rest and personal care – Make sure you get enough sleep. If a task is completed, take time to rest. Also, take short breaks between work. Do not work all night long. Eat adequately and maintain your hydration level. The last thing you want is to get sick.

To summarise, accept work suiting your capacity. We are all humans and we have a limit for everything. Perform every task when it is supposed to be and rest well at night. Keep your personal and professional life separate. Don’t involve your family in the stress. Instead spend a peaceful and happy time with your parents, kids and wife.