5 Stress Management Tips for Legal Professionals.

1. 5 Stress Management Tips for Legal Professionals

2. 1. Exercise • Exercise is the best thing we have to a fountain of youth, and one of the single most effective ways to combat stress. Exercise physiologist Cameron McDonald put it this way: “(Exercise) builds resilience in brain cells so they don’t respond as acutely to stress • It’s an immunization to stress.” McDonald suggests that lawyers should exercise — at moderate intensity — for thirty minutes, at least three times per week.

3. 2. Get the Sleep You Need • Given the long work hours that are commonplace in the legal profession, there is an unfortunate tendency to compensate by cutting back on sleep. • Getting a solid night’s sleep is basic hygiene; not just a nice to have, a must have. So make a commitment to get more sleep, then set a regular bedtime schedule, and stick to it.

4. 3. Talk With People You Trust • Talking about the cause of your stress can be extremely useful, both in empathy of an understanding listener and in releasing some of the “energy” surrounding the problem. • Use good judgment, however, in choosing the people with whom you share your problems. In a legal workplace, some of the stress-inducing matters will involve confidential information.

5. 4. Take Regular Breaks • Physical activity is an excellent way to dissipate stress. Simply stepping away from your desk and walking for 10-15 minutes can break up the muscle tension that accompanies mental tension. • Recent studies show that sitting at a desk for eight (or more) hours a day can contribute to serious health problems, not the least of which is the buildup of stress.

6. 5. Meditate • meditation is the need of all lawyers of the top legal firms in India. In the course of a generation, public perception about meditation has undergone a transformation. Although meditation can be a cornerstone of a spiritual practice, it also has stress-reduction properties that have been well documented by scientific studies. • The bottom line: Meditation is an eminently practical technique that is simple, easily learned and can be performed in 20-30 minutes. What are you waiting for?

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