URMC / Employee Assistance Program / News & Events / UR Medicine EAP Blog / March 2022 / Off-Load Worry for Improved Performance Off-Load Worry for Improved Performance Write down your worries and concerns on paper, and you may have more mental capacity to engage in other tasks requiring your attention—and do so with increased efficiency. That’s the discovery of researchers at the University of Michigan, where it was observed that those who wrote down their worries and concerns (engaging in a “mind dump”) actually freed up brain capacity that was weighed down by the stress and anxiety associated with personal and workplace troubles. Will it work for you? Try it. Source: UR Medicine EAP is brought to you by , helping individuals to assess issues, and provide short-term counseling and referrals. Keith Stein | 3/16/2022 You may also like Use "Distancing" to Think Calmly Under Pressure How to Feel More Secure about Your Job Keeping Work Stress from Coming Home Soft Skill to Know: Employee Flexibility