Constant high stress levels are not conducive to a healthy lifestyle. If you want to live to a ripe old age then you must do something to relieve the problem.

Now many people work much better under stress assuming that the stressor is related to the work you are doing. So, for example:
If you have a deadline to meet for getting a piece of work done and that deadline is close, your stress levels will increase as you rush to complete the job. Usually your output will increase because you can make decisions quicker and are less prone to deliberating about what to do next. You just think it through and do it. We certainly tend to be more motivated when under this type of stress.

So take a break and grab a coffee and sit and calmly work through all that has to be done. Break it into manageable chunks, do not go into the detail at this stage. Just draw the main tasks as boxes and show them in order with lines between them.

Now review what has to be done and in what order and assess whether it can be done or not. Can someone else help? Can you delegate some of the work?

Come up with a realistic plan. If it has a bad news ending then let people know ASAP. Discuss it with those involved, ask for suggestions, you will find that this in it’s self is a great way to reduce your stress levels because you are sharing the problem.

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