“Have you ever wondered what makes a good leader? How other people accomplish their goals and how others fail? How others achieve success in their career and how others stumble?
If you are wondering what sets these successful people apart, it’s about mental toughness.”
Dec 26, 2016 10:55 PM ESTBy Audri Taylors, UniversityHerald Reporter
How To Develop And Increase Your Mental Toughness at Work
Here’s how you can develop mental toughness and increase it to be more successful at work
(Photo : Credit: Oli Scarff / Staff)
Have you ever wondered what makes a good leader? How other people accomplish their goals and how others fail? How others achieve success in their career and how others stumble?
If you are wondering what sets these successful people apart, it’s about mental toughness. According to research, mental toughness plays a vital role in achieving your goals in business, career and in life in general.
So how can you develop mental toughness and increase it to be more successful at work?
Detach your mind from work as soon as you leave the office
A common mistake a lot of people make is thinking about work even after they have already left work. As soon as you leave the office, make it a habit to forget about the stress and find time for you to be able to recharge. When you are home, there shouldn’t be any thoughts on work issues and challenges and divert your attention to anything that will allow mental decompression.
Recharge within the day even at work
Taking some minutes within your day even when you are at work can also help you recharge. When you take short breaks or lunch, make sure to step out of the office or your desk, and take brief walks.
Utilize technology to your advantage
You might be unnecessarily spending too much time checking on your phone, and if you do, it’s time to redirect your precious energy and time to the things that are more important and things that will make you more productive.
Give yourself ample time to sleep
There’s no better way to recharge than to get a good night’s sleep. If you sacrifice your sleep to be more productive, at the end of the day you will still end up doing less because you will lack mental alertness and concentration as you go through your tasks.
假使閣下是雙失年輕男生,你的拖延症狀說不定更加嚴重呢。今年2月德國一家大學The Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz的醫學院調查了2,500名男女,年齡介乎14至95歲,發現14至29歲的拖延習慣較嚴重,當中男生又比女生多,而高危一族往往更是那些失業和沒有伴侶的。至於為甚麼會有這個差異,研究人員還說不出一個所以然來,只是說了一些大家其實老早就知道的事實,例如上網機會多,都會令年輕人分心,加劇拖延的行為等等。
參考資料:
Beutel ME, Klein EM, Aufenanger S, Brähler E, Dreier M, Müller KW, Quiring, Reinecke L, Schmutzer G, Stark B, Wölfling K. “Procrastination, Distress and Life Satisfaction across the Age Range – A German Representative Community Study.”PLoS One. 2016 Feb 12;11(2):e0148054.記者:陳以恒
Emotional fragility seems like a psychological problem, but it has only a philosophical answer. People are really tough only after they have taken a leap of faith for some truth or mission or love. Once they’ve done that they can withstand a lot.
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