Just Thinking About Work May Trigger Stress

Ant sent in this article about measurements of stress hormones on Monday mornings. "While on-the-job stress is a well known and widely felt presence, new research suggests that even thinking about Monday morning may send people's stress hormones upward." Clearly the lesson to be learned is: don't think.

Comments

What causes this stress?

[Water Paradox]

I used to come in to work and lie all the time. When I got home, I was in a fit of denial. I was only doing what everyone around me was doing. Then one day I discovered what was happening, and I sought a way out of this attitude of CYA, hiding what I was actually doing from my boss, and so forth. The solution took years, but now when I come to work, I try real hard not to lie. Stress level way down. I really enjoy my job. I think the Monday morning stress thoughts come from the fact that you know you have to go back to lying again on Monday. So quit it, willya. Sleep better.