Judging by this year's most read article on the biggest business networking site, the world's workers are far from Zen. 

"How successful people stay calm" by psychologist Travis Bradberry was the most popular post from LinkedIn's "influencers" - the site's pool of 500 contributors including Bill Gates, Barack Obama and Richard Branson.

More than 3 million people have read Dr Bradberry's advice to stay positive, breathe, not drink too much coffee and avoid asking "what if".

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How successful people stay calm 

1. They appreciate what they have

2. They avoid asking "what if"

3. They stay positive

4. They disconnect

5. They limit their caffeine intake

6. They sleep

7. They squash negative self-talk

8. They reframe their perspective

9. They breathe 

10. They use their support system. 

Reading into the Top 14 Influencer Posts of 2014, workers are also restless ("10 reasons you have to quit your job"), considerate ("If you do this, your emails might be rude") and ambitious ("The difference between successful and very successful people"). 

The list was itself dominated by lists, including: "Ten stupid rules that drive great employees away"; "The 7 things successful people never say"; and "10 behaviours that could kill your career".

LinkedIn, which was launched in 2003 and now has more than 300 million users, became successful as a blogging site in recent years. 

But the company's share price fell 4 per cent in November after British newspaper The Financial Times reported that social networking giant Facebook will launch its own business networking site, "Facebook at Work". 

LinkedIn employees might have another look at Dr Bradberry's advice. 

Top 14 Influencer Posts of 2014

1. How successful people stay calm

2. Google's HR chief: the biggest mistakes I see on resumes, and how to correct them

3. 10 reasons you have to quit your job

4. Ten stupid rules that drive great employees away

5. Job interview: why only 3 questions really matter

6. The 7 things successful people never say

7. 8 qualities that make great bosses unforgettable

8. The small things you do that make you look terrible in meetings

9. 10 behaviours that could kill your career

10. 5 reasons you may not want to work for Google

11. The difference between successful and very successful people

12. If you do this, your emails might be rude

13. How this 32-year-old Twitter employee has a 21-year-old son

14. Who has 1 billion users and is about to overtake Facebook?