Learn to Shut Down Before You Crash

You're working along, hunched over your computer.  You're busy, too busy.  Stupid moving-target deadlines, ridiculous workload, and a couple of co-workers you could do without.  You open a new tab and, ugh!  Website won't load. 

"No!  No no no!  I do not have time for this!"  Click, click.  Esc. Esc.  Ctrl+Alt+Delete.  Nothing.  Frozen.  "Oh no, no way.  How many tabs do I have open?!  How many documents?!  Holy schniekies, dozens!  Have I saved my work?!  C'mon stupid computer!  C'mon, c'mon, c'mon!"

There's only one thing to do.

Shut it down.

Same goes for you.  Your system, like a computer, can only take so much.  The headaches, clinched jaws, sore shoulders and anxiety in your chest - all signs you need to shut down. If you keep pushing, you're going to crash.

Learn to meditate.  A few minutes of uninterrupted silence each day can help you shut down, reboot, and power back up at full functioning capacity.