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Show I D M WU! Iff 4 By MARION WELLS Which is more important in keeping your health on the job, getting more out of your work or having it take less out of you? Maybe both. An in Psychology Today suggests a person rr r may be "Bored to Sickness." A University of Stockholm psychologist and her associates compared stress levels in different jobs by measuring certain hormone levels. They discovered that "People required to do too much, or who were under too much pressure, showed signs of stress ... But so did sawmill workers exposed to ... 'stimulus underload' by monotonous, unchallenging work." Accord Reached If Groups How ro Sll : key factor appears to be job satisfaction. This, however, is "... an individual matter, one that depends largely on the fit between a job's demands and a worker's desires." Doctors have also noticed that people who take vacations and enjoy recreational activities and hobbies tend to be healthier physically and mentally, wrote Benjamin F. Miller, M.D. in The Family Book Of Preventive Medicine. In fact, you might consider setting aside a few minutes of "quiet time" each day and perhaps even a sabbath "day of rest" each week. It might have more than spiritual benefits. An Israeli medical study found that "Synagogue A article By 24, 1977. THE HERALD, Thursday, March 1 Sabbath observers were demands you've placed on yourself, not the boss's expectations. Or perhaps some other adjustment is needed. 3. Get enough rest before work. Fatigue provokes tension and is "... a major factor in accidents on the job." Take a personal inventory. At what time of dav do you tend to work most efficiently?' How frequently do you need a "change of pace" to keep up your efficiency? What types of "change of pace" activities do you find most relaxing? 2. If you're stewing about being "over your head," is there some way to find out where you stand? Maybe what you're falling short of is overly high PORTHMADOG. Wales UTI) A ship museum has opened on one of the last surviving mercliant sailing vessels in Porthmadog harbor. Exhibits on the ship, "The Garldstone," include the records of her first trading voyage to Porthmadog and models of other schooners popular in her day. The pier where the boat is docked has been restored as a 19th century slate harbor. hints. 4. Can you limit job stress to scheduled periods when possible? A manager or foreman whose "door" is always open to people with problems may also be opening the door to constant stress. Confining most such conferences to set times of the day or week may put you in better shape to - 1 I x 29 Your job may put less pressure on your health if you take time out to win the rat race' Provided as a public service the American Physical Fitness Research Institute (APFR1), 824 Moraga Drive, West Los Angeles, Calif. 90049. cope and help d. If strained relations with people at work are causing you stress, this quote might be worth pondering. "1 have a choice of being right or being human." In relationships with others, which is FHAMLINGHAM. England d PI) -The Guild of Norfolk and Suffolk Weavers, Spinners and Dyers are to stage a demonstration spinning day in the Suffolk village of Framlingham on July 9. Members of the guild will be selling their work at a special exhibition at the nearbv coastal town of Southwold. more important? 6. Do you feel like a square peg in a round hole? Sometimes vocational counseling is desirable. QfHnrxno ST1 Utah-P- age With Job Pressures iooe found to have significantly fewer than nonobservers." How else can you "work around" needless excess pressure before it works you over? Experts offer these attending Provo, i i i - (r- WASHINGTON (UII) Civil rights groups have won an agrement from the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, regulator of the nation's major mortgage lenders, in which the board promised to use its "best efforts" to end race and sex discrimination by the lenders. 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