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Take Your Lunch Break: Helpful Tips for Relieving Work-Related Stress
If you are tired of stress and anxiety impacting your work performance and even your health, you've chosen the right book.
Take Your Lunch Break: Helpful Tips for Relieving Work-Related Stress contains author Massoma Alam Chohan’s personal story of how anxiety almost cost her job and mental health, plus tons of research and original interviews with mental health professionals and high-performing leaders.
You’ll find twelve chapters packed with insights on:
· Workplace stressors: how they create or trigger feelings of anxiety, so you can act on them
· The root causes of anxiety and their effects on your well-being in the workplace
· Holistic stress management habits you can cultivate to be unshakable
· Ways to navigate performance anxiety, co-worker tension, and burnout to build resilience
· Practical strategies for work, that actually work to create a better work-life balance and how to ask for it
Take Your Lunch Break is for anyone who wants to ignite their passion, create a less stressful workplace, and clear their mind with renewed focus at work and home. Pack your lunch and get ready to embark on a transformational journey!
Take Your Lunch Break: Helpful Tips for Relieving Work-Related Stress contains author Massoma Alam Chohan’s personal story of how anxiety almost cost her job and mental health, plus tons of research and original interviews with mental health professionals and high-performing leaders.
You’ll find twelve chapters packed with insights on:
· Workplace stressors: how they create or trigger feelings of anxiety, so you can act on them
· The root causes of anxiety and their effects on your well-being in the workplace
· Holistic stress management habits you can cultivate to be unshakable
· Ways to navigate performance anxiety, co-worker tension, and burnout to build resilience
· Practical strategies for work, that actually work to create a better work-life balance and how to ask for it
Take Your Lunch Break is for anyone who wants to ignite their passion, create a less stressful workplace, and clear their mind with renewed focus at work and home. Pack your lunch and get ready to embark on a transformational journey!
197 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 20, 2022
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March 15, 2024
I really liked this quick read! It gives a lot of helpful ways to reframe your thinking about the work/life balance conundrum. I have even recommended this book for my Young Professionals book club that I am a part of.
March 28, 2023
DNF. I won a free Kindle copy in a Goodreads giveaway.
The title was the best advice in here. Mostly lauding her peloton and telling us to do all the things everyone already says to do but she does it without a unique or convincing take.
The title was the best advice in here. Mostly lauding her peloton and telling us to do all the things everyone already says to do but she does it without a unique or convincing take.
May 3, 2024
I received a free ebook version of this book from a Goodreads giveaway. Thank you to the author and publisher for my free copy.
This book took me a while to read, and that is partly due to the fact that a lot of it didn't really resonate with me or apply to me. I was excited when I first saw this book because I work in a job that theoretically lets us have a 30-minute lunch break every shift, but we often don't get to take that break because it's too busy or we feel too pressured to stay with our patients or help our coworkers with theirs to take the time to go eat. It's a job where, on busy days (as so many of them are), the absence of one person for 30 minutes can heavily impact the workload of the team and the care that the patients receive. And I often really need that break, and don't always get it.
However, this book is aimed almost exclusively at office workers. For those in a traditional business setting who feel pressured to not care for yourself, this book might be for you. But for everyone in health care, retail, food service, or anything else that doesn't fit into something resembling office work, a lot of the advice doesn't apply, particularly toward the beginning. That's not to say that the rest of us can't get anything out of this book; there are tidbits that anyone can use, and it's not all about your work day. I was just put off by the fact that the author never acknowledges how the main points of her book are geared toward this specific subset of the working population or may not apply to many types of jobs; she seems to act like the office environment (or the work-from-home environment) is The Workplace. It's a huge blind spot that society already has when it comes to so many other things (such as operating hours, holidays, and special events), and it was frustrating to see it come to light yet again.
And as of the pandemic in particular, the workers who are probably the most stressed, the most run-down, the most exhausted and overworked and over-burdened are not the office workers who got to sit at home and make sourdough bread all day. They are the "essential workers" who were working harder than ever during the Covid-19 lockdown. I'm not saying that office workers don't face stresses and strains; I just wish that there'd been at least some acknowledgement as to the limitations on the scope of this book's advice and target audience.
Again, not that there were no takeaways, but I had a hard time getting invested in the book when a large part of the beginning in particular didn't apply to me. And it took me so long to finish the book that I'm honestly having a hard time remembering many other details.
This book took me a while to read, and that is partly due to the fact that a lot of it didn't really resonate with me or apply to me. I was excited when I first saw this book because I work in a job that theoretically lets us have a 30-minute lunch break every shift, but we often don't get to take that break because it's too busy or we feel too pressured to stay with our patients or help our coworkers with theirs to take the time to go eat. It's a job where, on busy days (as so many of them are), the absence of one person for 30 minutes can heavily impact the workload of the team and the care that the patients receive. And I often really need that break, and don't always get it.
However, this book is aimed almost exclusively at office workers. For those in a traditional business setting who feel pressured to not care for yourself, this book might be for you. But for everyone in health care, retail, food service, or anything else that doesn't fit into something resembling office work, a lot of the advice doesn't apply, particularly toward the beginning. That's not to say that the rest of us can't get anything out of this book; there are tidbits that anyone can use, and it's not all about your work day. I was just put off by the fact that the author never acknowledges how the main points of her book are geared toward this specific subset of the working population or may not apply to many types of jobs; she seems to act like the office environment (or the work-from-home environment) is The Workplace. It's a huge blind spot that society already has when it comes to so many other things (such as operating hours, holidays, and special events), and it was frustrating to see it come to light yet again.
And as of the pandemic in particular, the workers who are probably the most stressed, the most run-down, the most exhausted and overworked and over-burdened are not the office workers who got to sit at home and make sourdough bread all day. They are the "essential workers" who were working harder than ever during the Covid-19 lockdown. I'm not saying that office workers don't face stresses and strains; I just wish that there'd been at least some acknowledgement as to the limitations on the scope of this book's advice and target audience.
Again, not that there were no takeaways, but I had a hard time getting invested in the book when a large part of the beginning in particular didn't apply to me. And it took me so long to finish the book that I'm honestly having a hard time remembering many other details.
August 25, 2022
Take your lunch break!
After reading every page, I can't stop myself to think over it & dig deeper into it.
Do you feel anxious?
Here is an amazing book, related to anxiety, stress & mental health!
How someone can describe all the experiences of stressful life, & anxiety in such an amazing manner? My heart resonates with the content & helpful tips. And brain told me to go slow & feel all the scenarios of the stories visually. So, It took me several days to complete it!
This book is covering the basics of anxiety & stress, its roots & reasons, and prevention & recovery steps. Along with it, each chapter has amazing stories of real human beings, who are coping with stress & anxiety, & how they've tried to deal with it.
From the start, the root reasons are enough to gain the attention & to understand the work life better. And how to set proper boundaries with the people who are worsening your mental health & anxiety.
I just love how amazing the content is formatted & arranged to give your proper answers despite being a non Fictional book.
It's not a surprise, how the work culture is changing! Work is important. But doing work with the right expectations, process, strategy & amount is more important. And the author has done a splendid job to help us manage our work life & human relations in our personal life.
Characters in the Interview stories are real, who have either taken therapy despite having a prestigious job status, or they have done research to figure out actionable tips to deal with it.
The cover is just perfect! It'll remind you to take a break from the stressful work life & recharge yourself!
I'd like to say thanks to her for writing this heart-touching book, which hit hards on reality!
Recommended To: People who regularly suffer from anxiety and stress.
Reading Tip: Go slow. Allow your mind to absorb & soul to resonate. And start working on the things where you are doing wrong.
After reading every page, I can't stop myself to think over it & dig deeper into it.
Do you feel anxious?
Here is an amazing book, related to anxiety, stress & mental health!
How someone can describe all the experiences of stressful life, & anxiety in such an amazing manner? My heart resonates with the content & helpful tips. And brain told me to go slow & feel all the scenarios of the stories visually. So, It took me several days to complete it!
This book is covering the basics of anxiety & stress, its roots & reasons, and prevention & recovery steps. Along with it, each chapter has amazing stories of real human beings, who are coping with stress & anxiety, & how they've tried to deal with it.
From the start, the root reasons are enough to gain the attention & to understand the work life better. And how to set proper boundaries with the people who are worsening your mental health & anxiety.
I just love how amazing the content is formatted & arranged to give your proper answers despite being a non Fictional book.
It's not a surprise, how the work culture is changing! Work is important. But doing work with the right expectations, process, strategy & amount is more important. And the author has done a splendid job to help us manage our work life & human relations in our personal life.
Characters in the Interview stories are real, who have either taken therapy despite having a prestigious job status, or they have done research to figure out actionable tips to deal with it.
The cover is just perfect! It'll remind you to take a break from the stressful work life & recharge yourself!
I'd like to say thanks to her for writing this heart-touching book, which hit hards on reality!
Recommended To: People who regularly suffer from anxiety and stress.
Reading Tip: Go slow. Allow your mind to absorb & soul to resonate. And start working on the things where you are doing wrong.
August 25, 2022
𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙇𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠 by 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙖 𝘼𝙡𝙖𝙢 𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙝𝙖𝙣
🏢Mental Awareness has taken a crucial role is our lives and those around us. We are becoming more aware about the same though it's still developing.
🐣Though a Majority of people often seems to develop them in regards to their workplaces. Being aware about it alone won't do any good unless we choose to start working on overcoming it.
"𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩, 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬"
🍱The author of the book used to work for a non profit or startup where's she had wanted tu work and make a difference in the world but instead she felt deflated. Do to the logo work and high expectations from the coworkers and the management, she developed stress & anxiety.
🍱Although she managed to overcome them, even having a prolonged medical history since her childhood which itself is lifetime achievement & a milestone to achieve.
🍱The author holds bachelor's in biology and psychology and a masters in industrial and organisational psychology,which is the story of human behaviour in the walk please but doesn't deals with mental health. So in order to overcome that she studied & research about various studies.
🍱 During her healing journey she found dozens and dozens of different strategies for working with stress, some of these work and other didn't. As a result the book serves as a blend of numerous stress and anxiety reducing strategies, and personal experiences from some of the experts from the field itself.
📢It offers some of the amazing and helpful tips for relieving work-related stress. A well described and researched book with a practical approach. It'll serve as a guide book to help you become more Mentally stable on each step of your life.
Ratings - 4.7⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Well Researched & Practical Approach)
🏢Mental Awareness has taken a crucial role is our lives and those around us. We are becoming more aware about the same though it's still developing.
🐣Though a Majority of people often seems to develop them in regards to their workplaces. Being aware about it alone won't do any good unless we choose to start working on overcoming it.
"𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩, 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬"
🍱The author of the book used to work for a non profit or startup where's she had wanted tu work and make a difference in the world but instead she felt deflated. Do to the logo work and high expectations from the coworkers and the management, she developed stress & anxiety.
🍱Although she managed to overcome them, even having a prolonged medical history since her childhood which itself is lifetime achievement & a milestone to achieve.
🍱The author holds bachelor's in biology and psychology and a masters in industrial and organisational psychology,which is the story of human behaviour in the walk please but doesn't deals with mental health. So in order to overcome that she studied & research about various studies.
🍱 During her healing journey she found dozens and dozens of different strategies for working with stress, some of these work and other didn't. As a result the book serves as a blend of numerous stress and anxiety reducing strategies, and personal experiences from some of the experts from the field itself.
📢It offers some of the amazing and helpful tips for relieving work-related stress. A well described and researched book with a practical approach. It'll serve as a guide book to help you become more Mentally stable on each step of your life.
Ratings - 4.7⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Well Researched & Practical Approach)
August 13, 2022
If you are always stressed, worried and have anxiety because of your boss or workplace where do you work then this book is just for you. As we all know that in today's world anxiety and stress are becoming a part of our life on daily basis which is the main reason for an unhealthy lifestyle.
The Author has done research from her own experience and she is also a psychologist so she is aware of all psychological problems that's why she has written such a well researched book that how we can overcome stress and anxiety.Remember not all stress is bad, eustress is considered a good stressor. It keeps us healthy and happy so we can say that stress is not always the enemy. The author has given many more effective techniques and tips that we can apply in our lives to become stress free and no worries. I know it sounds unrealistic but I have been using many tips in my life that are really helping me
The most interesting thing about the book is that after every chapter, there is a conclusion which reminds everything at once.
𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿'𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 "
The Author wants to give us a message that we always think about our work how can we be more productive, this or that but we forget about our health so she said that first we have to take care of ourselves which is more important than being productive.
𝗠𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄
I really like the way she narrates her own experience and other stories in an inspiring way which really motivates us. The language is lucid and clear, each psychological term is briefly explained so that everyone can read it. If you are an employee, manager or management team then this book is for you.
The Author has done research from her own experience and she is also a psychologist so she is aware of all psychological problems that's why she has written such a well researched book that how we can overcome stress and anxiety.Remember not all stress is bad, eustress is considered a good stressor. It keeps us healthy and happy so we can say that stress is not always the enemy. The author has given many more effective techniques and tips that we can apply in our lives to become stress free and no worries. I know it sounds unrealistic but I have been using many tips in my life that are really helping me
The most interesting thing about the book is that after every chapter, there is a conclusion which reminds everything at once.
𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿'𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 "
The Author wants to give us a message that we always think about our work how can we be more productive, this or that but we forget about our health so she said that first we have to take care of ourselves which is more important than being productive.
𝗠𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄
I really like the way she narrates her own experience and other stories in an inspiring way which really motivates us. The language is lucid and clear, each psychological term is briefly explained so that everyone can read it. If you are an employee, manager or management team then this book is for you.
February 27, 2023
I highly recommend this book for managing anxiety and stress that not only offers practical advice, but also shares the author's own experience of overcoming these challenges.
The book features numerous real-life stories of individuals who have suffered from anxiety and stress, and how they were able to triumph over these difficulties.
Each chapter is filled with valuable insights on maintaining good mental health, making it an incredibly relatable and insightful read.
I cannot speak highly enough of this book and its ability to provide a fresh perspective on dealing with anxiety and stress.
The book demonstrates the author's proficiency through its compelling content and engaging style, making it evident to the reader that the author has put considerable effort into its creation.
The book features numerous real-life stories of individuals who have suffered from anxiety and stress, and how they were able to triumph over these difficulties.
Each chapter is filled with valuable insights on maintaining good mental health, making it an incredibly relatable and insightful read.
I cannot speak highly enough of this book and its ability to provide a fresh perspective on dealing with anxiety and stress.
The book demonstrates the author's proficiency through its compelling content and engaging style, making it evident to the reader that the author has put considerable effort into its creation.
April 27, 2022
Take your lunch break is an incredible reflection on an important issue to all of us: anxiety and stress in the workplace. Massomma Alam Chohan outlines the many challenges in the workplace that lead us down the path of career related stress. Not only this, she also touches on strategies for how to overcome these many factors. Self help books are not for everyone, but this book feels relatable to almost anyone. Highly recommend!
May 25, 2022
I think this is a fantastic book for people looking to improve their mental health. Massoma gives a lot of great tips on dealing with small problems in the workplace that before you know it could end up being large issues. The book also helps people before they reach rock bottom as it is very vital to someone's mental health. There is a lot of personal experience and hours of research that are wrapped in this book. I highly recommend this book to people as it has helped me.
February 22, 2023
When i first heard about this book, i was SO excited for the potential. & for someone who works in an cubicle office, I’m sure this book might’ve been more applicable. For me, working in a more secluded area, & not in the middle of COVID, this book was GOOD but did not have the application aspects i was hoping for.
Well written & with amazing knowledge & research packed in, but it was not the book I had thought I was going to read.
Well written & with amazing knowledge & research packed in, but it was not the book I had thought I was going to read.
July 20, 2022
The title intrigued me as so many times we all forget to take our lunch break. it is really good book filled with great tips on how to target work-related stress and anxiety. The author did a good job of making the content relatable. Highly recommend it to everyone, even if you do remember to take your lunch break at work.
August 25, 2022
I received this book as a goodreads giveaway. This book is really geared more for someone facing workplace anxiety and stress. The tips are not bad, but are geared entirely at self driven changes. Sa manager, I was going for some more concrete tips, that I could apply with my team. I got a few, but it wasn't what I expected.
January 27, 2023
It is “meh” 🤷♂️ Good reminders of known principles to prevent or tackle stress and/or anxiety, nothing new, but the author covers the topics in a shallow way and through anecdotal personal stories. It is a light read, but written as a series of blog posts. I guess it explains the 1$ price on Kindle.
December 14, 2022
A good read! I loved the recent information about Covid-19 and new studies mentioned throughout the book. Lots of good points and helpful information for a better work and a healthier happier work-life balance.
February 6, 2023
This book started out promising and ended on a bang. Honestly, I could have skipped all chapters except the first and last and gotten just as much out of it. The majority of the book was missing practical applications of everything she talked about.
March 1, 2024
effective techniques for relieving stress and anxiety
Author does a great job of identifying different stress triggers and how to mitigate them. Several different techniques and simple strategies to deal with work related and personal stress.
Author does a great job of identifying different stress triggers and how to mitigate them. Several different techniques and simple strategies to deal with work related and personal stress.
April 26, 2022
Must read!
Great tips to manage stress and have work life balance. It’s a book for everyone and would highly recommend!
Great tips to manage stress and have work life balance. It’s a book for everyone and would highly recommend!
November 22, 2022
A decent read. I felt that there were a lot of recycled ideas and theories from other self-help books I've read so it wasn't as nuanced as I would've liked. Overall, a good, quicker read.
March 4, 2023
This book has some great tips for relieving stress and anxiety in your everyday life. A definite must read.
September 23, 2023
3.5 rounded. Not groundbreaking material, but helpful !
March 9, 2023
If you are looking for a book to slowly introduce you to methods and tips to help you handle any level anxiety or stress associated with life or work in general, then this book is for you. If you have read lots of books on anxiety or stress associated with work, then this one might be a skip for you.
I loved the personal stories that the author shared about her experiences with anxiety and stress related to her life and work. They help give examples of how to relieve anxiety and stress that make the methods so much more personal.
I may have read too many books about struggling with anxiety and stress. For me, the book wasn't as helpful as I really wished that it was. However, that doesn't mean that the book isn't great or that there aren't kernels of gold that I will carry with me. For example, the sections regarding role ambiguity were exactly what I needed to hear and helped me understand why I had been frustrated with my role at work.
I loved the personal stories that the author shared about her experiences with anxiety and stress related to her life and work. They help give examples of how to relieve anxiety and stress that make the methods so much more personal.
I may have read too many books about struggling with anxiety and stress. For me, the book wasn't as helpful as I really wished that it was. However, that doesn't mean that the book isn't great or that there aren't kernels of gold that I will carry with me. For example, the sections regarding role ambiguity were exactly what I needed to hear and helped me understand why I had been frustrated with my role at work.
January 10, 2025
As someone that struggles with anxiety I thought this was a good book to remind me to slow down, and make sure my work/life balance is in good standing, and my priorities are straight.
Life is so fast paced and if we stand still for even a moment at work, people think we are lazy or not doing our jobs. It's ok to stop and take a breath, enjoy your lunch break, or get up and stretch now and then.
Also everything is so centered around making money. Of course, it's what makes the world go round, however do we ever really enjoy what we are doing? It's important to find those moments in your work where you can appreciate the people you work with, clients, patients, etc.
Life is so fast paced and if we stand still for even a moment at work, people think we are lazy or not doing our jobs. It's ok to stop and take a breath, enjoy your lunch break, or get up and stretch now and then.
Also everything is so centered around making money. Of course, it's what makes the world go round, however do we ever really enjoy what we are doing? It's important to find those moments in your work where you can appreciate the people you work with, clients, patients, etc.
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