Do you ever have those weeks where you feel you hae gotten nothing done? You are staring at your screen, the same paragraph you have read three times still making no sense. Your mind drifts to that looming deadline, the difficult conversation with your manager, leaving before 3 to avoid a horrible commute or the growing pile of unread emails.
Sound familiar? You’re not alone. Almost half (43 percent) of Americans report feeling more anxious than they did the previous year, with workplace pressures playing a significant role in this epidemic of stress.
The new brand of stress that 80 percent of workers report centers around productivity anxiety at work according to a recent study. The very stress that pushes us to work harder is now sabotaging our ability to perform well. Understanding this paradox—and more importantly, knowing how to break free from it—could be the key to reclaiming both your productivity and peace of mind.
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