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Everyday, there
are things that you can do to make sure that stress does not build
up and take over your life:
Put
yourself on the top of your “To do” list.
Otherwise, it’ll go to the bottom, and you still won’t
get all the other stuff done. There will always be more to do than
there is time.
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Slow
down.
In this city,
it’s so easy to get caught up in the too-fast pace of things.
But just like they say with driving, speeding isn’t going to
get you where you have to be that much quicker than walking
at a moderate pace. During rush hour, yeah, you gotta walk a little
faster so you don’t get run over. Other than then, try to find
your body’s natural pace, and use that.
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Take
a “mental breather”.
Slow your thoughts down. When you do that, you “access a more
intelligent though process and more creative insights and new ideas,”
says Joseph Bailey, M.A., a psychologist in St. Paul, Minnesota. That’s
why we can have so many cool thoughts when we’re on vacation,
or in the shower or hanging out with our friends. Instead of thinking
about all the things you have to do, slow your mind down and focus
on what it is you’re doing in the moment. |
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Take
a one-minute "vacation".
Whenever you
think about it, just stop what you’re doing, breathe deeply,
maybe close your eyes, or really notice your surroundings by trying
to engage all of your senses, smile, or daydream about something
enjoyable that you haven’t let yourself think about in a while,
or stretch.
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For
every 60 minutes of work, take 5 minutes for yourself.
Read a little
magazine article, or do some sketching, or check out the cute guys
outside, or something that makes you happy. Whatever it is, make
it small, something that you can look forward to, but that isn’t
too big to stress about.
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