Corporate & Securities Law

First Day Blues

By Stephen Bainbridge

I love teaching, but I’m almost always in a bit of a funk the first few days of the spring semester. Maybe because we start so early here at UCLA. Who knows? But relief may be at hand:

The end of the holidays, cold weather and economic gloom will make today one of the most stressful days of the year for returning to work.

But experts have come up with an unlikely remedy - throwing a tantrum.

‘Releasing tension through shouting and screaming is a really beneficial way to expel the negative energies caused by stress,’ said body language expert Judi James, the Big Brother psychologist.

‘When stress threatens to overwhelm you, try a short sustained burst of shouting, or alternatively, go somewhere quiet, close your eyes and take a few deep breaths to help calm you down.’

Maybe I’ll start class this AM with a nice primal scream session.

Full post as published by BusinessAssociationsBlog.com on January 05, 2009 (boomark / email).