Agile Connection with Daily Life Worry

We have many times heard that we must keep our work and personal life apart from one another or we must keep work worries at the door when we come back home and life worries away when at work.

But is it possible?

The average answer to it will be, No. Being a single personality it is hard for any person to keep their life stress or work stress away while entering the other side.

Our personal life and work are both parts of our life so they will always be interconnected. In traditional work, this aspect has not been given much importance, as the importance of mental health is neglected to the most extent.

When it comes to agile the scenario is different because agile always starts from the mindset thus, it gives high importance to mental health. But does that means agile work doesn’t add to any stress or issues at work that a person must worry about?

Even after well-organized and planned agile development can be sometimes stressful creating anxiety. The constant strive to be perfect, feedback, continuous change, and a lot of responsibilities for every role to carry will build pressure without knowing the person bringing worries in life. Similarly, ups and downs are the part of life that will at some point create stress and this life stress will affect work also.

Agile has so many concepts and practices that when applied to our life will also help in managing work and life together bringing a happier atmosphere around us. When it comes to worrying, agile takes help from other effective concepts as they value the final result of a healthy mental state. Some of the tips used in agile are used from the book ‘How to stop worrying and start living, written by Dale Carnegie. In this article, we will see some most effective tips from the book that can help our agile work and personal life keep worry-free.

Tips to Stay Worry Free

To Control Overthinking

Most of the worries come due to overthinking and predicting things that may not even happen. Even though there are days when something might happen but worrying about it from the very start and overthinking it is worth it. What is the point in worrying about things that we cannot handle if we can handle the situation then there is no need to worry? Some have a habit or nature to take tension and overthinking a lot so to avoid it they can follow some basic tips;

Try to live for a day only. You need to have a mental worry only for a day till midnight. Make a rule that all the things that happened in past or will happen in the future must not interfere with your today. Limit your focus only for a day.

If you still keep on overthinking then use a method of calculating the worst possible scenario. Write down your most feared concerns and their consequences. Try to find out a way for it. Conclude on best solution and rest.

Control Financial Worries

Other than overthinking, the financial burden is the next reason causing most worries whether in life or agile business budgeting. There are ways to handle financial worries which are explained below.

Be honest about your expenditure and income. This will give you a clear idea of why the worry is created. If possible try to manage expenditures within your income budget. Write down every detail and create a realistic budget.

Avoid making financial commitments out of your league or we can say don’t commit what you can’t fulfill and afford. This also applies to agile team members.

Teach at home, your children have to manage money and be sensible with expenses.

To worry-free financial lives have insurance for health, homes, and possessions. Find a passive income source for extra money.

Worry creates stress on our mental health and eventually affects our bodies. To avoid dealing with worry fatigue, always be aware of your body changes and try to find if there are any signs of mental or physical tiredness.

Identify what triggers your worry and try to minimize them by practice. Have proper sleep every day, as sleep is not a luxury but a necessity for stable mental health.

Being busy avoids extra thought and hence avoids overthinking and worrying attitude. Try to keep yourself busy and do the things you enjoy most whenever possible. This will help relax your mind.

Do not live your life based on what others think of you if anyone criticizes think over it if feels right then try to implement it or else take it as a compliment and leave the rest.

With the above ways, anyone can reduce their life and work worries and live life to the fullest. This will help you give an impactful performance in your agile work as well as in life balancing work and life.

 

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