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"Happy Monday, everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend. And since we&amp;#x27;re all back at our desks bright and early today (I have a soy latte in front of me--what do you have?), here&amp;#x27;s a work-related quizlet for you: Does your job take up a lot of time, energy and thought? Do you worry a lot about how your job performance might affect others? Are you stressed out? According to a new study, the answers are intertwined...A study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in this month&amp;#x27;s International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine has found that workers who are &amp;quot;engaged,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;responsible,&amp;quot; and work long and varied hours get a dubious job benefit: high stress levels... which spells possible burnout. The study also discovered that people who felt like if they failed at completing job-related tasks might &amp;quot;result in any physical injury, damage to company&amp;#x27;s equipment or reputation, or a financial loss&amp;quot; felt even higher levels of stress. That work stresses us out isn&amp;#x27;t a new find--in fact, Sarah just talked about a study a few months ago, where women who felt they had little control over their jobs were at higher risk for heart attacks. Constant stress is obviously no bueno--chronic stress can set you up with insomnia, high blood pressure, a weakened immune system, and you could maybe even face heart disease and depression down the road. If you have a job that stresses you out to the point of no return every day, that&amp;#x27;s worth thinking about. So this study essentially correlates how invested you are--how much you care, how much responsibility you have--in your job with stress. But &amp;quot;you really should become more of a slacker at work--you&amp;#x27;re too stressed&amp;quot; isn&amp;#x27;t exactly realistic advice, right? So here are some ways to destress from the job--while still doing your best, busy lady. * Wake up a few minutes early. No, not my favorite idea, either, but being able to take your time getting ready (instead of running around like a cat on caffeine) sets the tone for a less-stressed day. * Make the most of your lunch hour. Go for a walk (studies show that even a modest walk can ease stress levels), get a massage, or actually take the hour to go eat lunch offsite somewhere. Really--it&amp;#x27;s OK not to multitask your lunch hour. * Sit in a good chair. Assuming you work at least some of your hours at a desk, an ergonomic chair--which supports your back--is critical to reducing signs of physical stress. If your feet are falling asleep, or any part of you starts to ache while you&amp;#x27;re working, talk to the office manager about getting a new chair. Check out some more ways of destressing from work "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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