Stress Expert Gives Her Top Tips On A Healthy WorkLife Balance

An expert in workplace stress and prevention shows how to achieve a healthy work-life balance by suggesting eliminating work apps, changing clothes and using different scents.

Nina Nesdoli, 28, shared the best ways to achieve a healthy work-life balance, like drinking different drinks when you rest and when you work, to differentiate between the two.

Nesdoli, who earned a master's degree in management from the University of Montreal in Canada, is pursuing a doctorate. in management from Concordia University.

He said it is "essential" that the employee leaves the office. The expert said people should use sensory cues to distinguish themselves from home life and lifestyle: the type of tea they drink, the lighting in the room, the clothes they wear outside of work and at work. professional life

Nesdoli emphasizes the importance of psychological isolation: the ability to withdraw from work and not think about work-related matters outside of work.

Taking a break to think about work "is extremely important because your brain can't tell the difference," says the Ottawa expert.

"So if you're sitting at your computer interviewing a guest or writing a story, your brain is like, 'Okay, we got it, here we go.'

"As far as your brain and your body are concerned, what you think is what you think. So if you're not at work thinking about work, if you're putting your mental energy to work, you're working. .

"You leave your resources, while your vacation is about protecting your resources and making them work for you," Nesdoli said.

“Look at what is happening in your work environment, including working from home. Do you have a cup of tea that you drink? You look at the screens, the lighting that matches your job, the clothes that match your job, and you change them when you leave work.

“So, for example, if you're working from home, you might want to have the smell of peppermint around you, which is very uplifting, so it's great to target that as your work scent.

"Then, after leaving work, you will smell a more relaxing lavender and chamomile scent.

Nesdoly's top recommendations for a healthy work-life balance include uninstalling certain apps when you're done, using different scents at home, drinking different drinks when resting, and changing clothes.

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