| If you work at an occupation where stress and mental | | | | suffering from depression. When the doctor asked |
| fatigue are a part of your workday, you might be | | | | them to remember a favorite time from their childhood, |
| pleasantly surprised to discover that playing free online | | | | the patient was relieved of depression for the time he |
| games can actually help you relax and relieve stress | | | | or she was thinking of the pleasant memory. This |
| at work. Puzzle games and games of strategy help | | | | same idea seems to work with the casual use of free |
| workers shift gears from a high-stress situation, and by | | | | internet games during the workday. If, for example, you |
| refocusing on something that engages their minds in a | | | | face a high-stress situation such as a tough negotiation |
| different way, find that they return to their work | | | | session where you are grilled to defend your position, |
| re-energized, which can lead to higher productivity on | | | | you might be keyed up for quite a while after that |
| the job. | | | | ordeal. However, you can help relieve the stress you |
| Teachers have long known that the easiest way to | | | | feel by playing free online games. You can only hold |
| get a student to learn something is to make a game | | | | one idea in your mind at a time, so instead of holding |
| out of it. Games are associated with pleasant thoughts | | | | onto the stress, you can release it and focus on a |
| of fun. If at work or anytime throughout your day you | | | | simple game such as Tetris or Battleship. Your brain |
| experience stress from aggravation or frustration over | | | | will shift to the new fun experience, and after a few |
| a situation, consider a change of pace by jumping into | | | | minutes you will feel refreshed and ready for your |
| a computer game for a few minutes. A survey of | | | | next work activity. |
| gamers by WorldWinner shows that people who play | | | | Your boss might not understand how playing online |
| Internet games while at work benefit from the short | | | | games can fit into your work day. It does bear |
| mental breaks, which help them to work in a more | | | | remembering that employees experience higher levels |
| focused manner after play. Several people who play | | | | of absenteeism and lower level of productivity when |
| free online games at work also reported that they had | | | | they are experiencing a great deal of stress at work. |
| greater productivity and less stress after playing a | | | | Workers leave jobs that are too stressful, and the |
| short computer game. | | | | cycle of employee turnover is set in motion. It is better |
| It has also been noticed by psychologists that the brain | | | | to spend a little bit of time as needed to let go of |
| is not capable of thinking of more than one idea at a | | | | stress and fatigue rather than let it build up to the point |
| time. This has been used by doctors with patients | | | | that it affects your work detrimentally. |