October 10, 2003

Zen without leaving your desk
Posted by dwong@bostonworks.com">Dean Wong at 2:13 PM -

While a lack of job creation and increased layoffs have been the most obvious effect of the economic downturn these past few years, one positive outcome has been increased worker productivity and business unit efficiency in the workplace. In fact, economists say productivity has risen at an annual average of 5 percent during the initial stages of this recovery, faster than any rebound in 40 years.

The cost to workers has been less recreational time, increased stress and free-floating tension. But some workers have discovered there are a variety of behavioral and visualization/meditative techniques available to help workers relax when stressors hit.

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