Coping With Techno-Stress

By: Ahmad Al Shami, MSc. - © 2008 New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)

“Technology Fatigue and Stress”

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By: Ahmad Al Shami, MSc. - © 2008 _ New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)

Stress Sources!!!

AccreditationsDown Sizing Stock Market “ Down Jones”Gas Prices up Health Crises Global WarmingPrivacy IssueTechno Stress


Information Age

The growth rate in knowledge

=

Amount of information available to a

Society.


Growth Rate of Knowledge

Dark Ages 1390 AD - 1720 320 Years*

Industrial Revaluation 1720 – 1870 160 Years

Age of Modernism 1870 - 1950 80 Years

Era of Mass Communication 1950-1990 40 Years

Personalize Automation 1990-1994 4 Years

Age of Information 1994-1996 2 Years

Instant Interaction 2000 Monthly

* Based on our ancestral benchmark for documenting information, it took approximately 320 years for

our universe of knowledge to double in size.


Identify Your Stressors


Technology Over-Load


Stress and Technology

“Ultimately The body becomes the battlefield for the war game of the mind .”


The Result – “Techno-Stress”

The development of an attachment to technology.

It grows slowly, but before people know it, they have lost sight of where they end, and technology begins.


Symptoms of “Techno-Stress”

Overdoing work and never feeling finished… Believing faster is better Not knowing how to function successfully without TechnologyInability to Concentrate on Single Issue Feeling of Loss of ControlUnfinished Tasks Creep Into your MindIncreased IrritabilityLoss of Memory


Short-term Effects of “Techno-Stress”

Increased Heart Rate

Increased Blood Pressure

Increased Muscle Tension

Decreased Rate of Breathing

Unstable Metabolism Activity


Long-term Effects of “Techno-Stress”

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)Chronic Pain (Joints and Muscles Tension)Carpel Tunnel Syndrome Suppressed Immune SystemColds and FluesGeneral Sense of FatigueInsomniaDepression


Letting Go of “Techno-Stress”

The best Stress Management Program: Should Addrss

Causes of Technology-Stress (Coping Skills)

Symptoms of Technology-Stress (Relaxation)


Effective Coping Skills

The Purpose of Effective Coping Skills is to increase your Awareness of the issue and work toward peaceful resolution


Effective Coping Skills

“High-Tech - High-Touch”“Attitude is Everything”Take Control – Make ChoicesMake Fun of IT Time ManagementTalk about ITFuddle AroundSeek Information


How to Seek Info & Learn new Technology

Select a Technology Coach Set Simple Goals Ask a friend Experiment & Play Learn from a student: It pays

Read the manual. A last resort!!!


Effective Relaxation Techniques


Effective Relaxation Techniques

Physical ExercisePrayerYogaMeditation (Focus)BreathingRelaxing SoundsBreaksStress Balls


Some Final Thoughts

Techno-Stress is, and will be part of the every work environment, We must learn to adapt to change Don’t become StatisticsYou Can’t fight or flee from most of the 21st Century stressorsTechno-Stress is now linked to many illnessesEffective Stress Management programs include both effective Coping Skills and Relaxation Techniques.Just Do itStay Open to Possibility.


IF None Works


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