In the fast-paced world that we live in today, it seems as though it’s hard to find enough time to do everything that needs to be done. Days at work are long, but too often don’t seem to be long enough, we bring home what we can’t finish and end up creating highly stressful situations for those around us. Even worse, it seems like medical science is constantly finding new problems that are caused by overworking and the stress that results from it. If only there were some way to reduce the effects of this stress and make life more work-friendly (and vice versa)

Luckily, there are ways to negate the harmful effects of working too much, balancing life and work in a way that makes everything more harmonious. It can take a little getting used to at first, especially if you’re a “Type A” personality that is used to pushing and driving on to finish the project or complete the proposal.

Counteracting the Negative Effects of Stress

Of course, just because you work long hours every day or put in a lot of overtime doesn’t mean that you’re doomed to be done in before your time by stress. There are a lot of methods that can be used to counteract the harmful effects of work-related stress and increase both your quality of life and the free time that you have available. The key to living a long and fruitful life is to learn to balance your life and your work, so that what time you have available to yourself is spent in the most enjoyable ways possible. Below are several ways that you can either decrease the harm that stress causes or free up more time for yourself (which in itself can decrease stress in your life.)

Quite a bold statement and one that would certainly put us out of business, but hey we'll share it with you anyway. Simply follow the steps below and voila!

1. Open a new file in your PC.
2. Name it "Housework."
3. Send it to the RECYCLE BIN.
4. Empty the RECYCLE BIN.
5. Your PC will ask you, "Are you sure you want to delete housework permanently?"
6. Answer calmly, "Yes," and press the mouse button firmly....
7. All done. Feel better?

Now I bet you're all wondering who the handsome chap on the left is?

I live on the CTB site and i'm there to welcome and help people. Each month I scour the globe (well Scotland mostly!) to find great sites and events of interest to our subscribers.

I found a great site endorsed by the fabulous Carol Vorderman. Remind4U is a free reminder service that alerts you to important dates via text message. Now we could go into loads of detail but lets just say visit the site and see it for yourself!