Study Shows Americans Working Longest Hours Since 1973
Fax, cell phones, pdas, emails are all supposed to make life easier…instead it gets busier… What recharges your batteries? Family? Hobbies?
“LEAN” is the operative word in today’s management circles. Workers at all levels continue to push themselves to improve skills and efficiency year after year, day after day. Our families and our health pay the price for the extra pressure and stress.
Think of the weight trainer who wants to achieve peak performance. A critical part of training is rest and recovery. Recovery is when growth occurs. If you have no recovery, you have no growth.
Our bodies are designed with Circadian cycles to let us know when to sleep, wake, eat and work. With internet and cable access around the clock, light pollution in cities and towns, and all night drive-through restaurants, humans seem to be ignoring the natural rhythms that tell us when to rest and recover.
Here is a quick note of advice: schedule break times throughout the day to disengage from work. You increase your ability to refuel and preserve more energy for family and recreation! It will help you focus your mind and energy more effectively.
Spend more time with your grandchildren, OR grandparents – they seem to have their own agendas and certainly a different perspective on the world!
Walk. Listen. Close your eyes and see if you can identify every sound in your office, neighborhood or home. Listen to music.
Soon you should find your “anxiety” turning back into “energy!”
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