Help needed managing work stress and letting things go

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I find the workplace difficult. I struggle to ignore things around me that are not happening as they should (or as I think they should, I'm not necessarily right). I also work with some inefficient processes and again it's difficult to just ignore. But i know my input is not welcome.

I know I need to ignore more and just focus on what I can influence/my own work but I live with a constant stress.

I start the day planning to ignore things and then forget! How do I become more zen like? I also struggle to leave things at work at the end of the day.

I have been considering taking up Buddhism! I really need some tips on stress management.

I think quiet quitting rather than Buddhism might be the way forward. If it's not your job then don't do it. It's really hard, but once you get going it becomes easier.

Second quiet quitting. But work needs to be relatively unimportant to you to be able to do so.

I quietly quit a few years a go over a series of events that seriously pissed me off. I’ve now become the expert at saying no and just quietly get on with my job, no extras etc.

Going to think more about quiet quitting. I have been trying to do less within the team and letting others pick up more. Need to remember each day, changing habits takes a while.

Some of the struggling to ignore things is that its almost physically uncomfortable to see policies misunderstood or implications missed. Others illogical decisions pain me. Sounds controlling! I am also very aware when I don't get things right. That's the need to let go, care less.

Biggest thing I did to improve my outlook on work was to pick up a couple of hobbies outside work. Easy to turn off the computer and leave on time when you have somewhere to be. Meeting new people and doing new things really widened my perspective on the world and made me see that my work wasn’t the be all and end all. Just one part of a full and varied life.

That's really useful thanks.
I have been feeling bored in free time but hadn't connected that.

If you are not the boss or team leader then it isn't up to you to sort problems or inefficient practice. You say you have tried and been ignored? Use that as your permission to stop going beyond your remit. If someone isn't working and it doesn't impact directly on you, shrug and relax. Not. Your. Problem. I had a boss who was extremely lazy and poor at his job. He wasn't stressed, we were, until we learned to 'quiet quit.' Don't get involved in listening to moans about things not working. Ask if they have spoken to line manager. Move conversations on. There's nothing worse than a spiral of negativity where nothing changes. When you get something wrong, it's easy to worry about it. If it's been dealt with, wrench your mind away from it when you find yourself dwelling on it. Get up and do something active. Or listen to music. Anything. Good luck