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Wellbeing at Work - A simple place to start
Between meetings, instead of moving straight onto the next task, take a short reset:
- Physically step away from your screen
- Drop your shoulders and jaw
- Take 3–5 slower breaths, with a slightly longer out-breath than in-breath
- let your attention settle elsewhere briefly
You’re not trying to “relax.”
You’re giving your nervous system a signal that it’s safe to reset.
Because without that signal,
your system stays in the same high-alert state — and the load keeps accumulating.
These resets don’t need to be long.
But when repeated consistently,
they interrupt the build-up of cognitive load
and help you access clearer thinking on the next decision.
What this looks like in practice
This is often where it shows up:
- Choosing the safest architecture option rather than the one that would scale best over time
- Deferring a hiring decision you would normally make confidently
- Defaulting to existing patterns during an incident instead of reassessing
- Avoiding a complex trade-off because it suddenly feels mentally “heavy”
Not because the judgment isn’t there.
Because access to it is reduced.
Remember
Performance isn’t fixed.
It’s state-dependent.
And when that state is overloaded,
Your access to clear thinking drops, even when your capability hasn’t.
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