Stress in everyday working life is a problem that many people are familiar with. One method of counteracting the constant state of stress is mindfulness. What lies behind it and how mindfulness can be integrated into everyday work.
Mindfulness: Being physically and mentally in the here and now
Stress in everyday working life is a phenomenon that occurs not infrequently. According to a 2020 study by the insurance company Swiss Life, 80 percent of employees in Germany suffer from stress at work, a condition that can make you unhappy and sick in the long term. One way to combat stress at work is mindfulness. Mindfulness is the perception of the current state without giving it an inner evaluation, according to 7Mind, a company that offers customers digital support for conscious relaxation. Accordingly, mindfulness goes hand in hand with being physically and mentally in the here and now. In mindful moments, the focus is on the present and not on the future or the past, living in the moment without judging it.
Promotes health and collaboration
Mindfulness can have a positive influence on employees’ everyday lives and contribute to maintaining employees’ health in the long term. For example, the qualified psychologist and neuroscientist Dr. Britta Hölzel, head of the Institute for Mindfulness and Meditation in Munich, told MEDISinn that “mindfulness interventions have positive effects on health, especially in cases of stress, anxiety, burnout and depression.” As Business Insider reports, citing psychologist Siri Frericks, mindfulness can also improve collaboration with colleagues in the work environment, as mindfulness interventions increase the likelihood of appropriate responses.
Integrate mindfulness into routine
Consciously integrating mindfulness into your own daily work routine is particularly easy for people who can integrate moments of mindfulness into their routine, Frericks told Business Insider. According to Frericks, there are different methods for this and a distinction is made between formal and informal mindfulness. Formal mindfulness describes consciously taking time for guided exercises, such as meditation. According to Frericks, informal mindfulness means “the mindful performance of everyday activities,” such as consciously enjoying a coffee compared to drinking it hastily.
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