Did you know that April 16 is National Stress Awareness Day? Ironically, you and I are probably too stressed to notice. Well, in honor of April 16, I am dedicating all of the blog posts this month to the consequences of stress, and how to reduce stress.
We are so used to having stress in our work that I think we often forget the price we actually pay in the long run. This is because the consequences of stress (illness, early death) do not show until many years later. By contrast, the rewards of putting ourselves in stressful situations are more apparent and immediate – praise for a successfully completed project, a raise as a result of our stellar work, or a quicker path to promotion. ...