How Does Stress Affect Our Performance?
Nixon P in 1979, charted out the stress-performance curve to explain the
relationship between stress and performance.

Look at the curve. Our ability to perform increases up to a certain level of
stress arousal. This is the healthy tension or eustress that we talked about.
But if this stress continues uncontrolled and a fatigue point is reached, any
further stress arousal will take the performance level down, ultimately leading
to exhaustion, ill-health and, finally breakdown.
The good news is this: If stress management is applied daily and
regularly before the fatigue point is reached, the performance curve can be
straightened up dramatically! Meaning, you can improve your performance level
even up to 50% just by learning to relax! Take a printout of this graph and keep
it with you. If your boss is pushing you too hard without providing a break,
show him/her the graph!
Next:
What are the symptoms
of Stress?