[On the spot, I am thinking]

Original title: "Planting bananas on the station" and "Wind passing through the ear"

Tang Shu

Perhaps the banana will not think that, as a fruit, it will one day become a "bridge" for workers to go to work and a cure artifact. According to the Workers' Daily, recently, some office workers began to be enthusiastic about "planting bananas on the work station". Bananas with sticks hung with "Banning Banana Green" cards became popular quickly because they were homophonic to "anxiety", and were favored by many workers.

Every day, they watch the green growing wantonly in the workplace, and when it is mature, they will eat the "banana green" with its own homophonic stem. On the social platform, many people feel that "they have expectations for work and don't feel boring", and some people unlock workplace social networking by sharing bananas, "not only sharing anxiety, but also 'banana' to friends".

This series of behaviors seems to be playing tricks, but in fact, it is the workplace people who begin to actively relieve pressure and anxiety, and pay attention to their own emotional health. From the perspective of positive psychology, this humor, ridicule and self acceptable attitude to life has a positive effect on maintaining mental health and improving individual social functions.

KPI hanging on the head, endless work WeChat, unclear interpersonal relationships... The fast-paced work and life in modern society inevitably make people want to find a gap to breathe. Work pressure is inevitable, and the key is how to deal with and release it. In this regard, today's young people in the workplace are giving full play to their subjective initiative and developing a series of fancy decompression channels.

In the "Can I see your station?" Douban group, many people shared their experience in changing the station: green plants, natural wind in small aquariums; The "fashion" of handmade and hanging decorations; The "health preserving style" of water bottles and tea leaves... A concrete and beautiful life in an inch of land has made many people more relaxed when facing work.

As a cyclist, riding a bike to work is a way for me to decompress, exercise and avoid the pain of squeezing the subway. I also joined a cycling group called "Cycling to Work Club". Some friends said that since I started cycling to work, I have got motivation and hope, and I have more work spirit - the wind passing through my ears when cycling is the taste of freedom.

Recently, from "the yearning Altay" to "the 20 minute effect of the park", similar discussions on decompression methods have repeatedly become public issues. On the surface, it may be that workers want to "escape" from work for a short time, but in fact, they want to eliminate passive work emotions and gain more positive energy. For workers, work is not only a means of making a living, but also a stage to realize individual value and create social value. They also expect to be more respected and have a sense of gain in their work.

Regular exposure to the green environment can reduce depression and anxiety, and improve mental health - although this law has been confirmed by scientific research, in reality, it is not enough to relieve anxiety by putting a pot of plants, nor can it all depend on the "self rescue" of workers.

What is gratifying is that more and more employers have come to the consensus and pursuit of earnestly thinking about their employees and trying to make them work with a good mood. For example, a business supermarket in Henan set up a "grievance award" to give corresponding rewards and subsidies to wronged employees at work; A company in Hubei set up an "early ticket" reward to encourage employees not to be late, instead of being late to deduct wages; An enterprise in Shenzhen set up a love fund to help workers in need... When similar news often hits the hot search, netizens praise it, hoping that such a "dream company" can be more. In addition to admiring "other people's units", how to cultivate a positive and healthy workplace culture, create a fair and loving workplace atmosphere, and sincerely reduce the burden of workers should become a topic of concern and research for relevant parties.

Rolo May, the father of existential psychology, mentioned in The Meaning of Anxiety that normal anxiety is an innate instinct of human beings. It is inevitable, but it can be alleviated. We just have to face it calmly and learn to coexist with it. So, I'm not sure whether "banana green" can defeat anxiety, but we can face anxiety directly, even if we stop to eat a banana to take a breath.