{"id":1978,"date":"2013-11-27T19:56:43","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T19:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=692"},"modified":"2013-11-27T19:56:43","modified_gmt":"2013-11-27T19:56:43","slug":"a-stress-free-work-envrionment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/a-stress-free-work-envrionment\/","title":{"rendered":"A Stress Free Work Envrionment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are finding it difficult to keep focused at work, and you struggle to make it through the day, perhaps you just need to take a look at how stressful your work environment is.\u00a0 There are lots of ways your environment can stress you out, and all of them can make you more anxious and can impact your performance.<\/p>\n<p>Clutter and messy work spaces is one of the main culprits of stress.\u00a0 A disorganized desk can cause immediate stress and stifle efficiency.\u00a0 Time is wasted trying to find important documents or lost paperwork, and you are more likely to feel overwhelmed.\u00a0 This clutter also carries over to digital items.\u00a0 Keeping your computer files and emails organized is just as important as your desk and physical files.\u00a0 Missing a note or email from a coworker can lead to missed deadlines, and poor communication.\u00a0 Lack of good communication can create a stressful atmosphere for the entire organization, not just one person.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to help keep yourself stress free, follow these tips.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep Solid Communication \u2013 Don\u2019t let yourself get behind on phone calls or emails.\u00a0 Responding quickly to your requests, even if to say \u201cI\u2019m looking into this and will get back to you soon\u201d will make you look and feel very on top of your work.<\/li>\n<li>Keep an Updated Calendar \u2013 I can\u2019t stress this enough.\u00a0 An updated calendar is the most useful thing you will ever create for both you and your coworkers.\u00a0 Use Outlook\u2019s, Google\u2019s, Thunderbird\u2019s, whichever you prefer, but <b>use<\/b> one.<\/li>\n<li>Learn to work with Interruptions \u2013 Interruptions are going to happen in an office.\u00a0 People will have loud conversations right next to your cube.\u00a0 A person with a laugh like a dying hyena will watch some stand-up comedy.\u00a0 Phones will ring endlessly.\u00a0 Learn to work through it. Listen to some music, bring ear buds, or meditate on breaks.\u00a0 Find your method.<\/li>\n<li>Personalize your Cube \u2013 I know it sounds silly, but it really does help.\u00a0 I never wanted to put up any personal stuff at work, but I eventually gave in and found out that it really did help me feel more relaxed.\u00a0 It gives a more home like feel and reduces anxiety a little.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These may not seem like big changes, but they can make a big difference.\u00a0 I have noticed the difference in my own workplace and I would challenge you to do the same.\u00a0 Let us know what your ways of staying stress free at work are in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are finding it difficult to keep focused at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[508],"tags":[1107,392,1108],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}