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From Overthinking to Overachieving: 3 Steps to Crush Work Anxiety and Get Things Done
I often see some worrying phenomena at work. When I hand in a plan for working overtime all night, I always worry about whether it will be dismissed! Sitting on a chair is like an ant on a hot pot, unable to calm down and do anything. This is a typical lack of self-confidence and worry about one’s own abilities. In fact, there are only two outcomes in the end, success or failure. Rather than worrying unfoundedly here, it is better to prepare a second plan to deal with the worst outcome. People always worry about the future. According to a psychological study, 90% of the things you worry about…
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How a Micromanaging Boss’s Constant Sighing and Unnecessary Meetings Drove His Team to the Brink in a Shared Open Office
There was only one seat between us, and even though I was wearing noise-canceling headphones, the boss’s overwhelming sigh still hit my ears roughly. It was the third time in two hours that he sighed. In the past month or two, he has been showing us his amazing lung capacity with this frequency. His sigh revealed the temperament of a director alone: long, deep, and depressing, like the thick fog that enveloped the office on a winter morning. You ask me why I can hear him sighing? Because the company implements a flat office. But what is truly flat is only the seating arrangement, not the organizational structure. The dignified…
