10 Favorite Tips to Minimize Stress and Live a More Relaxed Life
1. Accept the Situation
Stress often stems from resistance to what already is. You may find yourself in a stressful situation and think it shouldn't be happening. However, the situation has already arisen, and you are part of it. By accepting the situation, you can decrease stress and resistance. With your resistance lowered, you can direct your mental energy and focus on finding a solution in a level-headed manner instead of trying to do it while panicked or confused.
2. Take Everything Less Seriously
Taking things or yourself overly seriously adds unnecessary negativity and stress to your life. A minor situation may be blown up to a major one in your mind. By learning to lighten up a bit, life becomes more fun, and you realize that you can achieve great results even if you aren't super serious about everything.
3. Decrease or Stop Negative Relationships
If someone consistently makes you more stressed or creates negativity in your life, consider decreasing the amount of time you spend with that person. Some people seem to dwell in negativity, which is their choice. It's your choice whether you want to participate. Alternatively, choose to spend more time with relaxed and non-stressed people, both in real life and by watching or listening to CDs and DVDs. Two individuals who tend to calm me down when I listen to or watch them are Eckhart Tolle and Wayne Dyer.
4. Just Move Slower
Your emotions work backward too. If you slow down how you walk or move your body, you can often start to feel less stressed. This allows you to think more clearly. A stressed mind tends to run in circles. Slowing down to decrease stress applies to other forms of movement too, like riding your bicycle or driving a car.
5. Exercise
Exercise is a simple and time-tested way to decrease inner tension. Regular exercise can do wonders for both your mind and body. This is one of the solutions that work most consistently for me.
6. Find Five Things You Can Be Grateful For Right Now
Being grateful and appreciating your life and surroundings is one of the most effective ways to turn a negative emotional state into a more positive one. Find a few things you are grateful for right now. Perhaps it's the sunny weather, feeling healthy and energetic today, having just eaten a delicious afternoon snack, noticing someone with a great-looking jacket, or anticipating a new episode of your favorite TV show tonight.
7. Look for Solutions
When faced with a challenge that can cause stress, try to focus on solutions rather than dwelling on the problem for too long. Dwelling only causes more stress and makes your mind less open to finding a solution.
8. Be Early
Being 10 or 5 minutes early for meetings, etc., can significantly cut down on stress.
9. Do Just One Thing at a Time
Single-tasking and focusing on doing just one thing at a time not only decreases stress but, from my experience, gets things done much quicker than multitasking.
10. Talk to People Around You About It
Perhaps they can offer you advice that has worked for them or just lend an ear and some support. Just telling someone about something and getting it out can often help relieve some of the stress.
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1841. Accept the Situation
Stress often stems from resistance to what already is. You may find yourself in a stressful situation and think it shouldn't be happening. However, the situation has already arisen, and you are part of it. By accepting the situation, you can decrease stress and resistance. With your resistance lowered, you can direct your mental energy and focus on finding a solution in a level-headed manner instead of trying to do it while panicked or confused.
2. Take Everything Less Seriously
Taking things or yourself overly seriously adds unnecessary negativity and stress to your life. A minor situation may be blown up to a major one in your mind. By learning to lighten up a bit, life becomes more fun, and you realize that you can achieve great results even if you aren't super serious about everything.
3. Decrease or Stop Negative Relationships
If someone consistently makes you more stressed or creates negativity in your life, consider decreasing the amount of time you spend with that person. Some people seem to dwell in negativity, which is their choice. It's your choice whether you want to participate. Alternatively, choose to spend more time with relaxed and non-stressed people, both in real life and by watching or listening to CDs and DVDs. Two individuals who tend to calm me down when I listen to or watch them are Eckhart Tolle and Wayne Dyer.
4. Just Move Slower
Your emotions work backward too. If you slow down how you walk or move your body, you can often start to feel less stressed. This allows you to think more clearly. A stressed mind tends to run in circles. Slowing down to decrease stress applies to other forms of movement too, like riding your bicycle or driving a car.
5. Exercise
Exercise is a simple and time-tested way to decrease inner tension. Regular exercise can do wonders for both your mind and body. This is one of the solutions that work most consistently for me.
6. Find Five Things You Can Be Grateful For Right Now
Being grateful and appreciating your life and surroundings is one of the most effective ways to turn a negative emotional state into a more positive one. Find a few things you are grateful for right now. Perhaps it's the sunny weather, feeling healthy and energetic today, having just eaten a delicious afternoon snack, noticing someone with a great-looking jacket, or anticipating a new episode of your favorite TV show tonight.
7. Look for Solutions
When faced with a challenge that can cause stress, try to focus on solutions rather than dwelling on the problem for too long. Dwelling only causes more stress and makes your mind less open to finding a solution.
8. Be Early
Being 10 or 5 minutes early for meetings, etc., can significantly cut down on stress.
9. Do Just One Thing at a Time
Single-tasking and focusing on doing just one thing at a time not only decreases stress but, from my experience, gets things done much quicker than multitasking.
10. Talk to People Around You About It
Perhaps they can offer you advice that has worked for them or just lend an ear and some support. Just telling someone about something and getting it out can often help relieve some of the stress.
From India, Pune
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The stress relief tips, simple as they may seem to most of us, are, please remember, difficult to practice. I read a book (sorry, I don't remember its title now) where the author says, "even in America, 70% of the people don't exercise!" Human beings are all the same wherever they are. But the tips you have given, if practiced, will yield immense benefits to all.
By repeatedly posting such things, very few will get motivated and start practicing it. For example, like me!
Regards,
M.J. Subramanyam, Bangalore
From India, Bangalore
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By repeatedly posting such things, very few will get motivated and start practicing it. For example, like me!
Regards,
M.J. Subramanyam, Bangalore
From India, Bangalore
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