When it comes to lowering stress at work, studies from around the world have yielded a set of five tips, with advice ranging from grabbing 40 winks at your desk to taking your pet to work.
The first tip highlighted by New Scientist magazine is that workers should be sociable - but not too sociable.
《新科学杂志》强调的第一大妙法是，要善于交际，但不要过头。
British research has shown that sociability is good for the health, with a study of thousands of civil servants revealing that moral support from colleagues, encouragement from supervisors and clear direction from bosses kept stress levels down.
However, too much socializing could lead to work piling up.
然而，过于爱交际则会导致工作干不完。
The second tip is to ensure your surroundings are as pleasant as possible.
第二大妙法是保证令人愉快的工作环境。
Simply being able to see your colleagues makes the working day much more manageable, with the height of partitions dividing up office space affecting stress levels.
Surprisingly, the higher the partition is, the more people complain about noise from their neighbours.
奇怪的是，办公室的隔板越高，觉得周围噪音大的人越多。
Research from the University of Montreal shows that the optimum partition height is 4ft 3ins (1.3m) - high enough to provide privacy but low enough to ensure staff do not feel isolated.
