Brief, positive interventions can help you handle tasks you dislike and negative emails. New research from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and Trinity Business School has found that taking short, positive distractions can help reduce stress levels when facing difficult tasks. The study,
According to this research, taking a break to watch a funny video sent by a colleague during lunch can be beneficial in helping you recover from a stressful morning and set you up for a productive afternoon. Embracing these positive distractions can be a helpful strategy for tackling challenging tasks and negative emails.
So, according to this research, the next time you find yourself secretly laughing at a hilarious video your colleague sent to you during the lunch break, you should embrace it. This will help you to recover from a stressful morning and prepare you to make the rest of the day a success. She continues, “Trying to stay calm after reading an annoying email, for example, is typically quite depleting for employees. Consequently, they might struggle to demonstrate self-control throughout the rest of their workday, which, in turn, would hamper their engagement, creativity, and behavior toward their colleagues.”
Dr. Wladislaw Rivkin, Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour, at Trinity Business School, added: “Today’s work environments are increasingly demanding, but we have limited understanding of what organizations and employees can do to prevent the stressful effects of self-control demands such as negative emails or unloved tasks.”
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