Work destressing

[dmaze]

Work has been extremely busy recently. (Mostly in the "I have three high-priority things all to do right now, plus four people wanting attention in person" sort of way.) Ignoring the root causes of this, does the world have any suggestions on things I can do to just calm down? Angsting over how terrible the code is (much of it I wrote, even) or what other people consider crises doesn't really help actually get things done.

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[dcltdw]

I think I'm replying to what you're feeling, but I may not be, in which case, this should be ignored, probably with prejudice. :)

It sounds like you have too much work to do in the time you have allotted, which is stressing you out.

The slightly weird thing I'll propose is: accept that. "Yes. In fact, I have all these things I need to do. I do not think I have sufficient time."

The trick is really accepting that, but I find that once I do, then the anxiety of the future goes away, which is the cause of the stress. It's a kind of "fear of the unknown", where one isn't sure what exactly will happen, so I think people tend to fear the worst.

Of course, if your boss is a goon, then it's justified... :|

[lokiect.livejournal.com]

I'd add a cup of tea and remember that it will get better