The Science of Stress: Finding The Sweet Spot For Your Company
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Cost of stress 60% of lost work days can be attributed to stress
75-90% of visits to healthcare providers are due to stress-related conditions (increasing employer healthcare costs)
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No one reaches peak performance without being stressed, whether an athlete or an office worker
Finding the sweet spot of stress We need the stress system “on” | | |
When stress system is “off” it negatively effects us at an individual & environmental level
Short-term vs. long-term stress Short-term (acute) stress | |
Long-term (chronic) stress | | | |
Short-term (acute) stress is usually not harmful
Harmful to the body and contributes to a range of health problems
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The most dangerous thing that can happen is that you drop into a mode of permanent activity. When you permanently check your smartphone to see if there are any new emails it leads to you not finding any rest whatsoever.
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Stress in the individual vs. environment Both affect each other |
There is no silver bullet |
Wherever you start is good