Eat Sleep Work Repeat summary

Sure, stress can have negative impacts on our health and well-being – but can’t it also be a good thing? After all, many people say they “work better under pressure.” 

Hit a wall with a project? Nothing like a looming deadline to get your creative juices flowing – or so it seems to many of us. But that’s only true up to a certain point.

Less productivity, less creativity – even from a purely business-minded standpoint, the case against workplace unhappiness is already compelling. But wait, the problem gets even worse. 

On top of being stressed out by their jobs, today’s workers are also experiencing a lack of engagement. That means they don’t feel enthusiastic about or connected with the jobs they do or the people they work for. A 2018 Gallup survey found this to be the case for 53 percent of US workers, while another 13 percent were actively disengaged. 

Do you feel restless about your job? Does it seem like there’s always more work to be done? Do you feel guilty or anxious if you don’t keep busy?

If so, you might be suffering from a condition called hurry sickness – and you’re definitely not alone. It’s a condition that afflicts many of us. That’s because it’s tied up with some larger problems that are endemic to the modern workplace. 

Alright, so we feel exhausted by overwork, constant connectivity, and continual distraction – but how can we start recharging our depleted energy? 

In this blink, we’ll start with the simplest and most unobjectionable things we can do. In the next blink, we’ll then look at some more radical and potentially controversial solutions.

Ready for some more radical steps you can take to recharge your energy? Great – but first, a quick word of warning. 

If you’re an employee, keep in mind that these “hacks” will ultimately require the cooperation of your employer – but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t start a conversation about trying them out at your workplace!

You go to work, you’re surrounded by dozens – or maybe even hundreds – of colleagues, yet somehow you still feel isolated. Does this sound at all familiar? 

If it’s any consolation, you’re not alone in feeling alone. Workplace loneliness is on the rise. Nearly half of American adults report feeling lonely sometimes or always, despite spending most of the day with other people at work. 

Have you ever walked into an office and felt as if you were stepping into some sort of cross between a library and a morgue? Everyone’s silently sitting at their desks, typing away at their computers with a grim look on their faces. The whole place feels dead. 

That’s not the work environment that most of us want to experience. We’d like there to be a sense of excitement in the air. But unfortunately, that’s the prevailing atmosphere in all too many workplaces. In this final blink, let’s look at how we can turn this around and generate the “buzz” that turns a place of work into a great place to work.