Stress Management For Engineers (And Non-Engineers Too)
It's been a stressful week, month, or maybe even a year... If you are an engineer, you've probably went through this many times during your career. The stress just seems to never stop, there is always a problem to solve, a deadline to meet, an unhappy client to deal with. I remember growing up, watching my mom, who was a mechanical engineer, designing complex machine parts and drawing on a big drawing board (I even "helped" her a few times). That was her job as an engineer. She was always home on time, prepared dinner for the whole family, tended to our huge garden and animals in the barn. I'd never seen her stressed out or heard her complaining about her job. Fast forward to today. Today engineers not only design and engineer complex technological systems, they also manage emails, watch budgets, decipher contracts, file forms, reports and deal with unreasonable clients. Go ahead, add to the list whatever else you're dealing with everyday. Wha...