Q. When it's all getting too much, I force myself to take a break by ...
What are the techniques you use to step away and take a moment?
With almost a year of lockdown, it's not surprising to be experiencing signs of burnout, lack of motivation, or elevated stress - and back-to-back meetings can lead to overload too.
This question aims to help you reflect upon what techniques you could take to step away from things for a moment to breathe - but also to communicate to others when you might not be online at times, or to understand why you might be taking certain actions to reduce your stress levels.
Sharing this with others helps us recognise when others are feeling stressed, but also we might learn techniques from each other.
How to find your answer:
1. Consider the moments where you've felt high levels of frustration or stress over the past few months. What did you do in those moments to address the issue?
2. Think about moments where you feel more comfortable or at ease - how could you turn those moments into a brief escape from high tension moments?
3. If you don't have any techniques - use this opportunity to discuss with your team, and find out what others do, perhaps you'll build their ideas into your own toolbox.
Every week, we share a new question you can add to your Manual of Me, a tool designed to help you explore and understand how you work best with others. We’re currently posting questions from the Manual of Me: At Home edition, designed to help us work better together whilst apart, due to COVID.
Invite your team to take part.
Ask others this question today.
Gather the answers and share them as a group tomorrow.