You’re working remotely and feeling stressed. What are the best ways to manage it?

Quando eu trabalhava em home-office sentia muito o stress por cobran?a pessoal de bom desempenho. O que me ajudou muito foi ter horários de inicio e fim de trabalho bem definidos, além de ter um quarto em casa específico para o trabalho.

Stress is often perceived as natural in today's fast-paced world, given the constant pressure to perform, meet deadlines, and compete. However, accepting stress as natural also means accepting its negative consequences such as anxiety, fear, anger, and headaches. This acceptance is flawed because these by-products are not inherent to human nature. Consequently, stress should not be considered natural. Acknowledging stress as natural may lead to complacency, where individuals make no effort to alleviate it. It's crucial to understand that stress is not natural and should be actively addressed whenever encountered. You should start looking inside yourself rather than the external situation. It applies either you work remote or not.

I would start by taking regular breaks to rest and recharge, short meditation sessions to alleviate tension. Maintaining a healthy work-life balance by setting clear boundaries between work hours and personal time is crucial. Additionally, staying organized, breaking tasks into manageable chunks, and communicating openly with colleagues or supervisors about workload and deadlines can help reduce stress. Engaging in physical activity, whether it's a quick workout or a walk outdoors, can also provide much-needed relief and improve overall well-being.

While we do all mentioned at point 2 given next to this box, surely that's good to have but do we think that will keep us away from Stress. The answer is 'No' . If that works, all rich people in this world should not have stress where they can make their workspace comfortable. Reality is different. More than a decade back the below learning stuck to my mind and it's so true "NO ONE in the world CAN PUT YOU INTO “STRESS” WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION" While we maintain comfortable workspace etc. it's nice but most important is the ability to chose one thought over other. This comes within.

While working remotely, it's essential to master the art of digital body language. Simplify and clarify your status on collaborative tools, and align with the team on the meaning of each status. Identify pockets of time when you should not be disturbed and moments when you can be reached. From my experience, I strongly recommend having a social contract or team working agreement outlining do's and don'ts to communicate and collaborate effectively

Take periodic breaks from screen time will help in ensuring to be energised back (instead of slogging tirelessly throughout the day for long hours). It is good for Health to have periodic breaks to give some rest to our eyes and brain. It can be a simple 10min walk, a cup of tea/coffee or just catching up with a colleague.

You are working remotely for all good reasons, perhaps as an independent consultant or according to your context. Although you are physically away, you can still be socially engaged mentally—it's within your control. When you feel low, pick up the phone and talk to your friends, colleagues, or whatever works for you to boost your energy. Another excellent suggestion is to practice mindfulness. It's simple yet powerful and doesn't require any resources other than your willingness to sit in silence and focus on your breath, among other things. Try this, it works.

Working remotely as a product engineer can be stressful, but it can also be rewarding and fulfilling if you are good at self-awareness practices. Learning a new skill is good, but pick that skill that helps you not in short term, immediate but that can work for you in the long term and consistently. For Product engineer to be creative in nature and be productive, check on your social skills, EQ ( Emotional Intelligence skills) The best that works which takes care everything is being on spiritual path, don't mistake this to be religious. Spiritual path is understanding you, understanding the world, purpose of life etc. If we are on that path your SQ (Spiritual Quotient) will take care about EQ, IQ and it helps beyond any Q.

Love your job, your colleagues, your friends, your mentor, keep collaborating, keep learning, create improvements, and stay optimistic... pressure keeps us busy. Whatever makes your life happy, go for it... work-life balance, stay fit and healthy, stay in love????