When under stress and deadlines, make breaks a priority. We need to understand the crucial importance of taking good care of our bodies while we are working at the computer. This is something to be taken very seriously, RSI injuries can be life changing! Often times, we believe that we need to keep pushing and going, even if we are beginning to feel sore and tired. We need to ask questions like: What will happen if I stop? Does the client really need this right now? (For students: If I don’t finish my project, will I fail? Are there alternatives that I can make? Can I speak with my professor?) Will the world stop if I take a break for 20 seconds? Will the world stop if I get up and take a break for five minutes? If the client misses the deadline will I lose my job? Is my boss going to fire me? (For students: Will I be kicked out of school?) What happens if I don’t have any money? What is the worst-case scenario? What are my choices? Who gets to choose? What is more important? Do I need my body for the rest of my life? Do I want to be debilitated? What can I put into place to help support my body? What is the most important thing to me? What are the possibilities in life? Am I limiting myself? Who is leading my life? How do I want to contribute to my family, community, work, world? What are my gifts? Am I utilizing my time effectively? Do I want to stay healthy and well? How can I balance everything to ensure my well-being? What can I do right now, today, to be ergonomically correct and to implement breaks?
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Choose to take a break
When under stress and deadlines, make breaks a priority. We need to understand the crucial importance of taking good care of our bodies while we are working at the computer. This is something to be taken very seriously, RSI injuries can be life changing! Often times, we believe that we need to keep pushing and going, even if we are beginning to feel sore and tired. We need to ask questions like: What will happen if I stop? Does the client really need this right now? (For students: If I don’t finish my project, will I fail? Are there alternatives that I can make? Can I speak with my professor?) Will the world stop if I take a break for 20 seconds? Will the world stop if I get up and take a break for five minutes? If the client misses the deadline will I lose my job? Is my boss going to fire me? (For students: Will I be kicked out of school?) What happens if I don’t have any money? What is the worst-case scenario? What are my choices? Who gets to choose? What is more important? Do I need my body for the rest of my life? Do I want to be debilitated? What can I put into place to help support my body? What is the most important thing to me? What are the possibilities in life? Am I limiting myself? Who is leading my life? How do I want to contribute to my family, community, work, world? What are my gifts? Am I utilizing my time effectively? Do I want to stay healthy and well? How can I balance everything to ensure my well-being? What can I do right now, today, to be ergonomically correct and to implement breaks?
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