Stress in Lecturer World

Stress..

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Everyone must be familiar with this word. Without realizing, we often said this word continuously when we feel pressured or when we face many problems in our life. Sometimes, even without knowing what stress is itself, we assume that we are feeling stress. For example, when a lecturer gives students an assignment, they already feel stress, although they haven’t started to do the assignment. Actually, stress is simply a reaction to a stimulus that disturbs our physical or mental equilibrium. (Adapted from https://www.psychologytoday.com) It is funny that when some women get stressed, they will eat a lot and then get stressed again because of their weight.

Stress, let’s break up...

It is very easy to get stress, but we should know how to manage your stress. The only way of managing your stress is by identifying what makes you stress, such as the problem that demand the most of your energy, then find the way to overcome those stress. It is very short but it is not as easy as you think, right ? So, here are some solutions that might help you to manage your stress:

Provide a ME Time for yourself. Spend a time to relax from all of the activities and forgot all of your problems or concerns for a while. Remember, it’s ME Time! So, don’t let anyone interrupt you. Shuffle your playlist to live up your mood and spirit or read your favourite novel or comic book. For boys, DOTA or Clash of Clans might be your solution, right?

If you think that being alone won’t solve your stress, try mingle around with people you are comfortable with, such as your family or close friends. Go watch the latest movie or take a sip of your favourite latte at Starbucks. Pour out all of your problems to them as they can help to give solutions and cheer you up.

College War: Student vs Lecturer

As a student, we think that our source of stress is from our lecturers. All the homework, projects, quizzes, mid term and final test have build enough stress for us to suffer so badly. Fortunately, you are not alone, guys. Our dearest lecturers also feel the same like all of us. Maybe you think that our stress cannot be compared with their stress. Nope! Sir and Mam have their own concern too.

Febrial Pratama, SE.,MA.CBPM.,CIFCA.,CMA.,CRE.,CSRM.,CSRS – Lecturer of Accounting Study Program

Aren’t you curious with Sir Febri who has many titles in his name also has many stress sources as a lecturer of Accounting. Beside teaching about debit and credit, he has to do academic stuff such as arranging the curriculum and handle the syllabus. He get many burdens because people give too much trust on him to do many tasks with close deadlines. It’s good to gain trust from other people, but Sir Febri feels stress about it. He handle his stress by taking a rest and do his task alone. To release all of his stress, he often do his hobby, which is photography.

Suresh Kumar, S.T.,M.Si – Head of Development Bureau of Business Administration Study Program

Due to his interest in teaching, Sir Suresh often ask questions in class which often make us think more critically. Actually, he faces problems in making question for students and corrections of the answers which makes him feel stress. Aside from it, he always get chased by the deadline from all of his tasks, one of them is in preparing a budgeting for Business Administration’s outcome. In order to relieve his stress, Sir Suresh has his own way which is to play with his child and stop all of his works for a while.

Joni Welman Simatupang, Ph.D – Lecturer of Electrical Engineering Study Program

Do you guys like physics? It must be fun learning it from Sir Joni Welman’s lecture. But behind that, he has to arrange learning material for every semester, making journal publication and that are his sources of stress. In addition to that, he has to commute everyday from home to workplace which consumes a lot of time and energy. But all of his stress can be solved by meeting his family when he arrive home and relax together with them.

Dindin Dimyati, S.Sos., M.M – Head of Communication Study Program

Behind his happy face when he makes jokes and plays with his students, Sir Din Din also get stress due to his job in the campus. He can’t bear with sudden changes and irrational deadlines on his taks. To remove his stress away, he always faces it with smile and listen to his favourite classic, instrumental, ethnic music. By having a little chit chat and laugh with his students is also his solution to his reduce stress.

Dra. Fennieka Kristianto, S.H., M.A., M.Kn – Head of Law Study Program

Because of the lack of facilities in the campus, Mam Fennieke is unable to give her best in delivering her lectures in class. Added with deadline of official document requested by the university makes her feel stress most of the time in campus also mentioning the sudden meetings that ruin her everyday shchedule. The only solution that Mam Fennieka do is to be creative in solving her problems, such as when the LCD projector is not working well, she will send the PPT file via email for her students.

Drs. Gatot Imam Nugroho, Ak., MBA, CA. – Head of Accounting Study Program

Sir Gatot often gives off quiet and calm atmosphere in the class. Actually, he receives stress from his duty as the Head of Accounting Study Program. Aside from arranging curriculum and syllabus, he also needs to assign the subjects to the lecturers. Chased by deadlines of these administrative matters, he often feels stressed. Sir Gatot chooses to solve his stress by praying to God early in the morning and by having close fellowship with God. “Life needs to be enjoyed at its most, so we should not feel lots of stress”, he stated.

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