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• Cognitive pressure
• Stress strategy

 

This article is due to an article recently published by HBR: Watch Out for Stress in Your People.

Cognitive pressure

Needless to say, stress is widely used in the IT industry, and there are common suicide incidents, high-density personnel competition, financial crisis, and employment pressure.

The so-called IT high salary brings about high learning costs, time costs, and corresponding technical risks. Of course, some people may consider not to learn, but in the current real external conditions, the results are obvious. Since it is inevitable, you may wish to take the initiative to learn, actively predict the actual pressure situation that may be faced, perform corresponding processing, and manage exceptions. Obviously, this is never an easy task. For projects, the demand is often difficult, and for stress, the perception and Evaluation of stress is also true.

Assume that three people A, B, and C participate in the speed-reading competition. A is the champion of the previous session, B is A rookie, and C is pulled by the organizer to make up the number. They just pull A number of people and get A mixed attendance fee. Obviously, C will be the least stressful among the three. In reality, C has no motivation to win, and A and B both have the chance to win.Subjective desireTherefore, both of them are under pressure.

However, we all have meals and sleepSubjective desireBut we don't feel any pressure, because we are familiar with the actual situation, but if we eat worms the day before, we may consider whether the meal is clean today. At this time, the environment changes, for the realityUncertainThe pressure is also generated.

If we change the place where we eat, we can actively improve the chance of getting bugs, or even reduce it to 0. However, if the company stipulates that you can only eat in one place, and you hate bugs and cannot change the status quo, the pressure may escalate to panic. From another perspective, if you admit the fact that you are eating worms and even recognize the nutrition of worms, you may not be under pressure.Psychological ExpectationIt can affect its response to pressure.

In general, we have a high expectation of not eating worms, and almost zero expectation of not buying a house for a lifetime. We always have one or more expectations, however, not everyone knows what expectations will affect themselves, and therefore lacks an effective understanding of the resulting pressure. Write down your expectations and make a corresponding plan for what every adult should or is already doing. writing it down can enhance their awareness of expectations and thus recognize the pressure. Writing down is a form and a strategy.

 

Stress strategy

The policy may be more familiar with the methodology. Unfortunately, there has never been a way to solve all the problems, and no environment can be exactly the same. However, there are some thinking strategies that can help us better solve the problems. How to Stop worrying and start living, there are some common strategies in personal management books such as "how to control your time and life" and "Do your best, it is also simple and practical to solve problems.

Priority Policy

Generally, the priority of A transaction has two attributes: Important and Urgent. They are placed in Quadrant A, B, C, and D respectively. Then, they are arranged in the order of A, B, C, and D according to the schedule.

Figure 1-quadrant Arrangement

Generally, for urgent and important events, such as writing progress reports and completing function item A, and other major issues related to work, we will complete them by quality and quantity. What's different is that for B "Urgent, handling of "not important" and "not urgent, important", in general:

Urgency, not important: some small tasks that need to be completed urgently will not have a big impact;

Not urgent, important: long-term planning has a major impact on the future of individuals, such as their learning tasks.

The handling of the two is often subtle, and most of the time it is a matter of communication and skill. However, the determination and persistence of the two often have a long-term impact on myself. In general, I tend to "not urgent, important, but give urgent and unimportant things to others or tools.

By this classification, daily tasks can be sorted by priority, using paper notes or tools (Outlook, Live Calendar, Google Calendar ......) Arranged, the daily work is organized, and the corresponding time and resources are invested in the expected work. Generally, the daily work pressure can be handled.

Task dismantling

Effectiveness often involves multi-level relationships, individual effectiveness, and system effectiveness. In terms of effectiveness, external decoration is not required. What is important is the skeleton and structure.

Take reading as an example. In "how to read a book", there are four levels of reading: basic reading, view reading, analysis reading, and topic reading. Among the many so-called speed reading techniques, examining important words is one of the important sources of speed. In effective communication, there are also five levels between people, from strangers to good friends, there are also five relationships between people. In short, the goal is divided into links, and the effectiveness of each link forms excellence.

In the face of pressure, we treat it as a toy and split all its components. We put resources and energy into the uncertain parts and solve them one by one according to the existing resources and priorities, the original pressure would naturally disappear.

When the pressure on the other side exceeds your own reality, you often lack systematic thinking. In terms of system, it is especially necessary to expand your knowledge (from this perspective, english is required !).

Worst result

Sometimes we often do our best, but it is always a little worse than success. In today's real life, we seem to be not perfect, and we often have to evaluate and bear the worst results.

One idea is that you are not afraid of failure because you are still young. In fact, not young people are not afraid of failure, but a positive attitude is not afraid of failure. It has no direct relationship with age, not all failures are tolerable. Therefore, for the risk assessment of failure, we must have a rational understanding of the extent to which the worst results are estimated. Failure is often the same as success. The distance between failure and success may be very close, but the outcome may be quite different. The results are unfair. However, before deciding to do one thing, you should have two questions:

I. What is the worst result?

2: Can you afford it?

 

Pressure will never disappear, but there is a big and small difference. Is it acceptable? Not acceptable? How can it be accepted? In short, the problem can be solved with enthusiasm. However, individuals in the system can only actively influence and cannot directly solve the problem. You see, I am not under pressure to take a vacation?

 

Aim High, Approach in details.

XWang