This 2002 bestseller by Po Brosnon isn’t a self-book in the traditional sense. Instead of giving you a whole bunch of mind-boggling instructions to do, What Should I Do With My Life? chronicles the true stories of people and their careers. So, you learn by way of watching others and drawing your own conclusions as to what may work for you and what would not.
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Refreshingly light on the schmaltz
I usually cringe when I’m given a self-help book with a cute title like Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff at Work (Hyperion, 1998). It makes me wonder if the book is one of those impractical collections of sweet catch phrases and instant spirituality that’s published in mountains of books these days. It makes you wonder what alternate universe the author is talking about. Being polite and level-headed certainly doesn’t happen in many work place environments all of the time. However, I am delighted to report that Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff at Work by Richard Carlson, Ph.D. is actually a helpful text for real people who live in the real world.
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In my job as a freelance writer (and as the sole employee of my business) it’s been proven to be a real challenge in scheduling time off from work. Let me rephrase that — it’s been almost impossible to schedule time off from work. This is partially because I really love my job. I start to get tense after a few hours away from work and itch to get back to the keyboard. However, I’ve done enough research to know that scheduling time off is important, even for a job you love.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...One of the best ways to relax is to smile, even if you don’t fell like smiling. Because we’ve gone through years of smiling when happy, our subconscious is conditioned to always pair the act of smiling with feeling happy. This is what I’ve read for years, and it does work … to a point.
A German study has shown that smiling at work when under job stress can do you more harm than good, because you have to go through long periods of being someone you’re not. Scientist Dieter Zapf for two years studied 4000 human guinea pigs working at a fake customer service call center. How he measured stress was by monitoring their heart rates. (Even though call center workers can’t see the people they’re talking to, they are often instructed to smile, anyway). The more stressed a worker was, their heart beat faster and the easier they got tired.
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...I use my Mom’s computer, which is nearly ten years old. That means it’s about 100 in computer years. I had a Computer Guy come look at it to see why it’s so slow at times, and he said, "The only way to fix this is to get a new computer." And thus, the Computer Guy hath spoken.
Now, I’d love to get a new computer, but I’d also like to sprout wings and fly. I’ve got a feeling the spontaneous appearence of wings from my shoulders is more likely to happen than the new computer, especailly when we’re getting hit so hard with the recession (oh –excuse me — "Economic slowdown").
So, how am I dealing with a cranky old computer and this new kind of computer stress? Not too badly. Here’s how.
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