工作壓力是個普遍存在的問題。2022年Zippia發布的一份報告顯示,83%的美國勞動者承受著與工作相關的壓力,其中25%表示工作是他們生活中最大的壓力來源。持續處于承壓狀態會影響勞動者的身心健康,增加罹患心臟病等慢性疾病的風險。
無論你是正在忍受疲勞、焦躁、缺少工作動力等職業倦怠癥狀之苦,還是因為自己與老板的關系而倍感壓力,抑或是為缺乏目標而苦惱,都應該讀點書來放松一下,建立一種更健康的工作關系。
《財富》雜志邀請多位心理健康和職場文化專家,為讀者推薦他們心中有助于疏解工作壓力、消除職業倦怠和提高幸福感的好書。
其中排名前五的書籍如下。
約翰·霍普金斯大學醫學院(Johns Hopkins Medicine)員工健康與幸福首席醫學主任、《普通公司的良藥》(A Cure for the Common Company)一書作者理查德·薩菲爾博士說:“該書作者通過研究證明,我們的親朋好友,無論是至親密友,還是普通親友,都會對我們的身體和情緒健康產生廣泛而持久的影響,這本書讓我意識到,工作中周圍人的壓力(以及其他情緒)也會影響我自己的壓力水平。受本書(以及我的正念練習)影響,現在我可以更加敏銳地意識到他人情緒可能對我產生的影響。 不過,現在我不像以前那樣容易被負面情緒所左右了。”
心理學家、Headspace正念與冥想導師多拉·卡莫說:“我們在想到壓力時,往往會覺得它是一種負面的東西。但凱利·麥格尼格爾卻指出了壓力能給我們帶來的好處,還告訴了我們如何利用其中蘊含的能量發揮積極作用。”
威廉斯堡治療小組(Williamsburg Therapy Group)心理學家納奧米·本·阿米說:“通過閱讀本書,讀者可以很好地了解如何更好地緩解生活中無處不在的壓力體驗。”
社會工作者,同時也是“腳踩高跟向前進”(Forward in Heels,一個致力于為職場女性賦能的平臺)創始人珍妮·馬恩帕說:“在與客戶討論如何改變生活習慣時,我常會提到這本書。該書用通俗易懂的語言介紹了相關研究成果和證據,告訴讀者為何我們明知某些習慣對身體有害,卻仍深陷其中無法自拔,同時還說明了如何才能做出真正、持久的改變。”
職場心理健康平臺Zeera的首席執行官埃瑞拉·薩菲拉說:“在我讀過的描述創始人心路歷程的書中,安迪·鄧恩的《燒錢》一書最誠實也最貼近實際。它讓我更清楚地認識到了自己與工作之間的關系,對自己的心理健康也有了更多重視。讀過《燒錢》后,我一直都很關心自己是否出現了職業倦怠和心理健康水平下降的跡象,而在發現相關跡象時,也是在這本書的推動下我才真正做出了改變。”(財富中文網)
譯者:梁宇
審校:夏林
工作壓力是個普遍存在的問題。2022年Zippia發布的一份報告顯示,83%的美國勞動者承受著與工作相關的壓力,其中25%表示工作是他們生活中最大的壓力來源。持續處于承壓狀態會影響勞動者的身心健康,增加罹患心臟病等慢性疾病的風險。
無論你是正在忍受疲勞、焦躁、缺少工作動力等職業倦怠癥狀之苦,還是因為自己與老板的關系而倍感壓力,抑或是為缺乏目標而苦惱,都應該讀點書來放松一下,建立一種更健康的工作關系。
《財富》雜志邀請多位心理健康和職場文化專家,為讀者推薦他們心中有助于疏解工作壓力、消除職業倦怠和提高幸福感的好書。
其中排名前五的書籍如下。
約翰·霍普金斯大學醫學院(Johns Hopkins Medicine)員工健康與幸福首席醫學主任、《普通公司的良藥》(A Cure for the Common Company)一書作者理查德·薩菲爾博士說:“該書作者通過研究證明,我們的親朋好友,無論是至親密友,還是普通親友,都會對我們的身體和情緒健康產生廣泛而持久的影響,這本書讓我意識到,工作中周圍人的壓力(以及其他情緒)也會影響我自己的壓力水平。受本書(以及我的正念練習)影響,現在我可以更加敏銳地意識到他人情緒可能對我產生的影響。 不過,現在我不像以前那樣容易被負面情緒所左右了。”
心理學家、Headspace正念與冥想導師多拉·卡莫說:“我們在想到壓力時,往往會覺得它是一種負面的東西。但凱利·麥格尼格爾卻指出了壓力能給我們帶來的好處,還告訴了我們如何利用其中蘊含的能量發揮積極作用。”
威廉斯堡治療小組(Williamsburg Therapy Group)心理學家納奧米·本·阿米說:“通過閱讀本書,讀者可以很好地了解如何更好地緩解生活中無處不在的壓力體驗。”
社會工作者,同時也是“腳踩高跟向前進”(Forward in Heels,一個致力于為職場女性賦能的平臺)創始人珍妮·馬恩帕說:“在與客戶討論如何改變生活習慣時,我常會提到這本書。該書用通俗易懂的語言介紹了相關研究成果和證據,告訴讀者為何我們明知某些習慣對身體有害,卻仍深陷其中無法自拔,同時還說明了如何才能做出真正、持久的改變。”
職場心理健康平臺Zeera的首席執行官埃瑞拉·薩菲拉說:“在我讀過的描述創始人心路歷程的書中,安迪·鄧恩的《燒錢》一書最誠實也最貼近實際。它讓我更清楚地認識到了自己與工作之間的關系,對自己的心理健康也有了更多重視。讀過《燒錢》后,我一直都很關心自己是否出現了職業倦怠和心理健康水平下降的跡象,而在發現相關跡象時,也是在這本書的推動下我才真正做出了改變。”(財富中文網)
譯者:梁宇
審校:夏林
Work stress is a pervasive problem. A 2022 Zippia report found that 83% of U.S. workers suffer from work-related stress, with 25% saying their job is the top stressor in their lives. Unrelenting stress has mental and physical consequences, raising your risk for chronic conditions like heart disease.
Whether you’re struggling with the symptoms of burnout, such as fatigue, agitation, and a loss of motivation, are stressed about the dynamic between you and your boss, or are wrestling with a lack purpose, it may be time to do some light reading to build a healthier relationship with work.
Fortune asked a range of mental health and workplace culture experts to recommend their go-to books that can help you reframe work stress, combat burnout, and feel happier.
Here are their top five.
“Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives” by Nicholas A. Christakis, MD PhD and James H. Fowler, PhD
“The authors demonstrate through research results, the broad and lasting impact our friends and family members, both immediate and those more distant from our inner circle, play on our physical and emotional health,” says Dr. Richard Safeer, the chief medical director of employee health and well-being at Johns Hopkins Medicine and author of A Cure for the Common Company. “This book opened my mind to the idea that the stress (and other emotions) of those around me at work was impacting my own stress levels. In part due to this book (and my mindfulness practice), I’m much more acutely aware of how the emotions of others might impact me. However, now I am much less likely to let the negative emotions cause me to feel the same.”
“The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It” by Kelly McGonigal
“When we think of stress, we usually think of it as being a negative thing, but Kelly McGongial speaks to the benefits of stress and how we can channel this energy for good,” says Dora Kamau, a psychologist, and mindfulness and meditation instructor at Headspace.
“Burnout: The Secret To Unlocking The Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski, DMA
“This book gives readers a good sense of how to better mitigate the pervasive experience of stress in our lives,” says Naomi Ben-Ami, a psychologist with the Williamsburg Therapy Group.
“The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business” by Charles Duhigg
“I refer to this book often when talking to clients about making habit changes in their lives. This book uses easily accessible language to describe the research and evidence behind why we get stuck in certain habits even when we know they are bad for us, and how to make real, lasting changes,” says Jenny Maenpaa, a social worker and founder of Forward in Heels, a platform to empower women at work.
“Burn Rate: Launching A Start Up And Losing My Mind” by Andy Dunn
“Andy Dunn‘s Burn Rate was the most honest, raw depiction of a founder’s journey I’ve read. It put my relationship with work in greater perspective and resulted in me taking my own mental health more seriously,” says Ariela Safira, CEO of Zeera, a workplace mental health platform. “Reading Burn Rate has motivated me, to this day, to pay attention to my own signs of burnout and mental health decline; and it has compelled me to actually make a change when I notice those signs.”