Digital stress becomes a big problem in remote work: the expert
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New technologies have become a bane for many people and have seriously hindered their functioning. Digital stress concerns situations of tension resulting from the excessive presence of technology in our lives. Being online all the time results in incentives, extra tension, and stress which can lead to burnout and depression.
"The Covid-19 pandemic caused a large part of employees to switch to remote work – which for some people turned out to be too much of a burden. Factors that influenced people working from home resulted in the problem of digital stress – i.e. such internal tension, which results from the excessive use of technology," Agnieszka Szczygielska, head of the Promotion and Implementation Center, Central Institute for Labor Protection – National Research Institute, said.
"Specialists who deal with digital stress reduction pay attention to the introduction of digital detox – that is, consciously cutting yourself off from technology, even for a short time. This will make it easier to understand where we are and what we are doing at the moment. They also propose solutions in the field of relaxation – yoga, meditation – but also the deliberate limitation of modern technology. The key is to define the moments in which we use these tools, and in which they are not necessary, as well as the time strictness," Szczygielska explained.
