Crazy Busy: Keeping Sane in a Stressful World

ISBN-13: 9780857089458 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 256 str.

Thijs (The School of Life Amsterdam) Launspach

Spis treści

Introduction ix10 Ways to Lower Your Stress Levels -- A Quick Guide xv1 WE'RE ALL WORKAHOLICS NOW 1#LoveMyJob 6Continuous change 10Committed to the cause 12Always on 16The terrible tale of e-mail 20The need to switch off 252 ALWAYS IN A HURRY 27FOMO 31Overclocking 34Choice overload 38The dictator in your pocket 43Organising stuff 48Tackling the symptoms 513 BEING BUSY IS A CHOICE 53Have to versus want to 57Being busy versus being under pressure 61Procrastination 64Perfectionism 69Not my patch, sorry! 75Setting boundaries 81Choosing a more relaxed life 864 YOUR BOSS IS A BEAR 89Hormones and the nervous system 92Fight or flight 93Cave dweller with an office job 95Stressors 98Baseline stress level 100Breathe 1035 BURNOUT 107What is a burnout? 111How do you recognise a burnout? 116Past the shame 119Recovering from burnout 121Hello body, are you okay? 124After a burnout 126Intermezzo: relax! 1296 WARNING! 131Essential maintenance 135Recognising your warning signs 139Taking action 141Contingency plan 1457 PEACE OF MIND 149Make time for yourself 153An empty mind 155Goals 159Priorities 161Planning for professionals 166Pulling rank on e-mail 172The power of habit 174On becoming a robot 1798 FOCUSED ON THE JOB 181Mindfulness 186Deep work 193The pomodoro method 198From source of stress to source of solace 200Your attention is yours alone 2032030 BURNOUT-FREE -- A MANIFESTO 205When you are worried about someone 207At work 209Drastic measures 214Two scenarios 219THE DARK ARTS OF STRESS RELIEF 223References 225Notes 231Index 233

O autorze

Thijs Launspach (1988) is a psychologist and author. He teaches at The School of Life Amsterdam, is a trainer and keynote speaker on stress and burnout and writes a weekly column for a national newspaper in the Netherlands.www.thijslaunspach.nl@thijslaunspach