15 clever tips against the daily madness
Never say, "I'm in stress"
If you have a lot to do, you can say, "I'm in stress!". The problem with this: You give an order to your brain, especially to produce stress hormones. Therefore prefer to say: "I am busy" - this is neutral and does not increase the adrenalin level. Similar to the word "must", "I have to go shopping after work, cook and clean the bathroom" - such sentences create inner pressure. Say "I want to," or "I'll." Nobody forces you to something.
Think about your most important appointment
Make an appointment every day - with yourself. Half an hour is enough. The important thing is that you really do something for yourself in time. Play saxophone, go jogging, or sit in a nice cafe with your favorite book. You can also use the time to practice a relaxation method. Active relaxation has an additional advantage: You will be more relaxed - even if three people at the same time at work or at home at the same time want something from you. Suitable methods are autogenic training, progressive muscle relaxation, yoga, tai chi and qigong.
Multitasking? Forget it!
You clean the dishwasher while you talk to your girlfriend? You read the newspaper while you eat? Just do one thing and focus on it. How does the food taste? How does the voice of the girlfriend sound? What that brings? You come to rest, relax and take the beautiful moments was more conscious. In addition, you may notice that your girlfriend is just so happy and actually urgently need to speak something of the soul.
Push the monkeys off your shoulders
A friendly daycare mother has lunch service. She wants to drive away spontaneously and asks you to take over cooking for once. You do not want to hang your girlfriend and say yes, even though you do not have time. A typical example of a monkey on your shoulders. Monkeys are favors that we take on and things we are responsible for or feel responsible for. Among your monkeys are certainly those who actually belong to others. From time to time check out if monkeys make life difficult for you, who are not yours - and give them back to their owners in a friendly but determined way.
Set a goal? and do not lose sight of it
We quickly lose sight of the goal in our daily madness. Who does not know his destination, deals with too much, which does not bring him further. And this fraying strikes us and makes us feel that we have not been successful. So set a clear goal for the day and then achieve it.
Speaking of friends: limit your contacts!
Your girlfriend talks for hours on end, but never wants to know how you're doing? Just think about whether you really want such contacts. Your free time is precious, you should spend it with people who are good for you and who are really interested in you. Be selfish sometimes. Are there people with whom you meet only out of habit or sense of duty? Leave it!
Healthy diet de-stressed
Sometimes we drink a gallon of coffee, snack on it and wonder why we are so upset inside. Our diet affects body and feelings. Your body needs strength in stressful times? and he can only draw on it through good nutrition. We reveal how you can eat healthy despite of lack of time.
Do not lose yourself in details
You are preparing an important presentation for your boss and you are always working on the subtleties? Do not lose yourself in details. Your boss does not care what blue tone you choose for the headline. Think of the 80/20 principle. 80 percent of our work is done in 20 percent of the time spent. Conversely, this means that we spend a lot of time on things that are of little use. Before you bite into a task: pause and check whether effort and benefits are still in proportion.
Music works against stress
Music is proven to help with stress? at least certain songs. Quiet classics, chilled beats? it does not always have to be the whale song or the sound of the sea. According to researchers, there is a song that should reduce your stress level by half. Here you can listen.
Stay calm
Shit, yesterday you forgot to call the important customer and now you're in the meeting with the wrong documents? Is everything going wrong right now? Focus on the positive experiences and quickly forget the negative ones. Often, damage also has a benefit. The customer you forgot may have rushed from one appointment to the next yesterday, and today has much more peace for conversation. In addition, unpleasant situations often have a funny side. Take it with humor - that is much more sympathetic than dogged perfection.In addition, laughing additionally reduces stress hormones.
Look over the garden fence
The working, single young girl next door with the two children seems to master her life effortlessly. She looks relaxed and happy. How does she do that? Explain the secret of the people who, despite their full program, have everything under control! "Modeling by excellence" is the term used in management to name those who make it better. Surely you will find one or the other that you can incorporate into your everyday life.
To listen
Relaxation trips or meditation CDs, hypnosis apps or simply let a partner read a nice story in the evening? There are so many options to let beautiful voices calm you down.
Treat yourself to an assistant
Your assistant is a piece of paper. What's on it, you do not have to keep in mind. Sit down every night and write down what you want to do the next day. Divide your tasks into the smallest possible packages, and then take them one by one. At the end of the day you can see at a glance what you have achieved. Pretty much, right? Reward yourself for it.
Walk
Take a few steps during your lunch break, the often celebrated evening walk? Running brings us to rest. Just focus on the pace rhythm, what we see, hear or smell. Do not ponder, but focus the environment. And enjoy.
Find like-minded people
If you're surrounded by stress junkies, it's hard to come to rest. Find people who also care about their quality of life. Together it is easier to slow down life. In the yoga class or the Qi Gong, you will definitely find something.
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