Leave the Office Earlier: Module 5 Unease Unit 45: Keep Stress From Affecting Your Productivity

Too much or too little stress can have a negative impact on your productivity. What’s that? Can you have too little stress? Yes! You need to have some stress in your life. You cannot get rid of all stress; in fact, some stress is desirable, even necessary. Without good stress (sometimes called Eustress), you wouldn’t even get out of bed in the morning. Humans experience good stress as motivation, drive, desire, and ambition. Some people who don’t have enough stress in their lives perform poorly at work from boredom or lack of challenge. You also don’t want too much negative stress (sometimes called Distress or Burnout), because it too can result in diminished performance. You have to strike a happy medium with a moderate level of stress.