Today I talked to my brother in law and he said something about how he identifies his stress levels at work.
He identifies 3 levels.
There’s a basic stress level that comes with the work you do. That’s your basis level.
Then there’s a flow of stress every now and then, that peaks with projects, deadlines or important events. Let’s call it the peak.
And then there’s the annoyance factor. That’s a very interesting one. It grows stress on top of your basis level and keeps increasing, when stuff is bothering you, like colleagues, type of work (picking up the phone for example) or customers, etc.
I’m quite sure that if you’re better at noticing and acknowledging stress, you’re better equipped to do something about it.
Hopefully this post helps you somewhere to notice more.