Envelope #29: Let’s talk about “stress”

Happy Thursday! This is Back of the Envelope, where I share interesting structural engineering-related things I learned recently.

Today I am going to talk about “stress.”
(Estimated reading time = 3 minutes and 6 seconds)’

“Force over area”?

“Moment over section modulus?”

No no… not that kind of stress.

I am talking about the one you get when the contractor sends you 10+ RFIs and a shop drawing submittal, all on the same day, and asks you if you could return them by today or tomorrow.

On top of that, you have two other deadlines that week, plus an inbox full of unanswered emails because you’ve been on job sites and meetings all day…

That’s the kind of stress I’ll be talking about today.
(I am even getting stressed just by typing the scenario!)

Unfortunately, I can’t help you get rid of the RFIs…

But I did come across a technique that will instantly lower your stress level, kill the anxiety, and calm your nerves (based on research and my own experience), so you have the strength and mental clarity to tackle the challenges.

And the technique takes less than a minute to perform.

Sounds too good to be true?

That’s what I thought too, but it actually worked when I tried it.

You ready?