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Ways to Manage Stress
Check out these 42 tips to help you out when times are tough.
- –Don’t promise what you can’t deliver.
- –Learn to manage your emotions; instead of letting them control you.
- –Cultivate a sense of humor.
- –Resist perfectionism.
- –Resist micromanaging (of yourself and others).
- –Get the sleep you need.
- –Try getting to work 10-15 minutes early.
- –Take regular breaks.
- –Take a walk at lunch, or do some stretching exercises, or jumping jacks, or something.
- –Don’t overdo the caffeine.
- –Don’t skip breakfast or lunch.
- –Learn to recognize symptoms of stress (anxiety, headache, anger) so you can nip it in the bud.
- –Make some friends/allies at work.
- –Talk about your stress, to somebody.
- –Pay attention to your breathing; slow it down, deepen it.
- –Post some family/friend photos (or other images that make you happy) in your workspace.
- –Focus on the now (i.e., don’t agonize over the past, don’t panic over the future).
- –Take some alone time.
- –Find harmless ways to vent; e.g., cry, or punch a pillow, punch a sibling.
- –Vary your routine.
- –Stop trying to multitask.
- –Remind yourself of what’s really important in life.
- –Brush up your skills; become better and faster at what you do.
- –Make sure you truly know what is expected of you (you may need to talk to your boss).
- –Try looking at situations from different points of view.
- –Seek work that suits your personality.
- –Learn to say “no.”
- –Always have a fallback plan (a “Plan B”).
- –Get better organized.
- –Clean up workspace clutter.
- –Stop procrastinating.
- –Make your workspace as ergonomic as you can.
- –Wear clothes that are comfortable and that you look good in.
- –Try some “positive affirmations.”
- –Learn to manage your boss.
- –Meditate/pray/contemplate.
- –Avoid negative people as much as you can.
- –Write down the things you like about your job.
- –Make a list of all your achievements in the last year.
- –Get clear on your life goals and take a step, no matter how small, toward those goals every day.
- –Learn to loveā¦ love brings happiness into the lives of people whether its romantic or friendly.
- –Play with animals they always cheer you up, with their unconditional love.