6 Tips to Recharge and Combat Stress

Well-being & BalanceConfidence & Self-AwarenessAll employees≈ 25 min

Key skill: Work-life balance

Summary

Faced with stress, learn to truly disconnect and recharge through six concrete practices — the outdoors, wellness, cocooning, meditation, hobbies, travel — and reconnect with your inner source.

Target audience

For anyone keeping up the pace at the cost of their energy — and for managers mindful of their team's.

Learning objectives

Build genuinely restorative breaks into each day, whatever the location or time available.
Distinguish breaks that truly recharge you from those that occupy the mind without resting it.
Choose the right technique for the moment — physical, mental, or emotional — at the office and at home.
Spot the activities and thoughts that drain your energy, to act at the source rather than compensate.

Module outline

ArticlesThe micro-nap at work: techniques and benefits · Recharging with colleagues: activities and practical tips
Expert videoAn overview of restorative breaks, the 6 techniques for recharging, and ways to reconnect with your source
AnchoringQuiz and True/False questions to dig deeper into the topic and anchor what you've learned
Memo cardDownloadable memo card: the key points from the expert video
CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
BonusA selection of videos to go further (TED, YouTube)

Models & methods

Restorative breaks; six physical, mental, and emotional techniques; defocusing; micro-naps; flow state.

Research-based

80% of people stressed by work recharge through personal activities (ANACT); micro-naps: +34% productivity (NASA).