How to stay productive under extreme stress

We usually talk about how to increase personal effectiveness by combining the routine of private life with work.

But, unfortunately, each of us faces situations that go beyond the ordinary and provoke severe stress. This stress may be related to work, or it may be related to personal or family problems.

Whatever the stressful situation (illness, relationship break-up, bad stock market play, or just a child’s poor school performance), it makes our lives more difficult.And Yes, intuitively, we all know that trouble happens to everyone. But anxiety and worry, combined with the knowledge that we must continue to do our job, only increase the level of stress. Continue reading →