Stress does not knock at your door; it welcomes itself anytime and anywhere, especially want to stick around when you’ve got so much on your plate.
It is already hard to get yourself to work when you feel just fine. When you are feeling stressed, it is even harder to start. Fortunately, there are some great ways to motivate yourself to work when stressed, and this post will give you the little tricks to go through your to-do list.
Let’s start!
1) Wake up Earlier
You prove that you don’t give up the fight when you get up and stand up!
Time management is vital when you need a calmer approach in stressful times. When you are already overwhelmed with stress, you don’t want to add more by waking up feeling you have missed half of the day. Waking up early will allow you to start your day fresh and less worried, as you will have much more time to go through your responsibilities.
As researchers say, morning hours are those times we feel more alert, so why not use this natural boost to finish most of your tasks?
Waking up earlier also means you can sleep earlier at night. This rhythm will allow your body to rest. When you feel relaxed, you are less likely to feel tired. On its own, being rested is a good enough reason to push you out of bed earlier!
2) Plan Your Day
Time management once again! Managing your time means being able to manage stress. And once you tackle stress in your day, you will flow through your schedule!
Once you break down your to-do list into more manageable smaller tasks, you can type them down on your app or little notebook and tick them off as you go through.
Time blocking for each task will save you from the struggle of an overwhelming, unstructured look of the day. You will control what to do and feel motivated to carry on.
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3) Write Down the Problem
Don’t make stress a well-known friend of yours. Most of the time, you are stressed and don’t know why. Sometimes stress lingers for such long periods that it becomes a part of your everyday routine. When this is the case, all you need to do is to identify the issue that puts you under pressure.
Allow yourself to contemplate. Sit down and aim to write about what makes you stressed. You will look deeper and further by noting down the problem.
Identifying your worries will help you face what you are dealing with and will help you put them aside until you finish your duties, as you know what to tackle once your work is off the way.
4) Take a Deep Breath and Dive into the Work
Hard to believe, but we all forget to breathe, and when we do, we don’t do it right. Stress makes you hold your breath, and keeping your breath gives you stress. It is a vicious cycle.
Paying attention to your breath can create wonders in how you see life every day. You will realize how easier it is to start and finish things while breathing correctly.
Here is only one of the many sources explaining how we should be breathing to feel happier, more motivated, and more productive.
Until you set the habit of keeping a constant eye on how you breathe (and even forever after), you may try the unique Wim Hof Breathing Technique and apply it routinely every morning and whenever you feel the blues.
https://www.wimhofmethod.com/breathing-exercises
Once you get the ecstatic state of mind the oxygen provides, you will never want to let go!
5) Take Long Walks
Walking increases blood flow to the brain, allowing endorphin levels to rise and shine! Happy brain – happy being!
As your neurotransmitters boost your mood, you may keep the legs moving and do the essential part of your task — completing it in your mind first.
While your beautiful mind produces those brilliant ideas, the only tool you need is your phone or a voice recorder to keep them safe.
You will feel you have already completed so much as you type the fantastic solutions you have found to your unsolvable equations after you return home.
6) Do the Things Which You Feel Passionate About
Would it be so pessimistic to call life boring?
Only until you make it fun!
Having to finish work-related tasks and doing this every day can be draining. Still, if you remind yourself of the bigger picture and why you initially started, you will see the light at the end of the tunnel. Putting effort into getting toward that light will then make more sense.
When you are unmotivated, don’t work against yourself, and don’t push. Ditch everything that makes you procrastinate and start somewhere where lays your passion.
Remember your reason why and use that powerful force to get started. If it means spending some time waiting for the perfect light, taking a good shot of the lake before you start calculating the bridge to build on it, take your camera out and shoot!
7) It’s Tea Time; Limit Coffee Intake
Yes, coffee is listed as one of the most addictive drugs, and it is thankfully legal and delicious, and… However, coffee is not one of your best friends when you’re stressed.
Too much caffeine is known to make you more nervous. It prevents you from being able to focus and affects your productivity. A small cup of coffee can be taken as a reward for hard work by mid-day to allow you to keep going.
Dive into teas with many exotic flavors for the rest of the time. Tea is known best to help with anxiety and will tickle your taste buds while hydrating and boosting your brain functions.
Now is the perfect time to get out of bed, brew your cup of tea, take a deep breath, and go for a walk to finish your to-do list and stay motivated.
Stress is now nothing to stress about!
