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Preventing Stress
1. Make Decisions
- here are two techniques:
A. Can't make up
your mind? Maybe your subconscious can help you.
Before
going to bed, think about your problem and the various choices
you could make. Think about each choice clearly in your mind.
Tell yourself you're going to make the decision while you sleep.
You may not
name the solution the next morning but if you keep trying, you
will eventually awaken with your mind made up.
B. Sit down with
a pencil and paper and make some lists.
- List
your options.
- List
the consequences of each option.
- Write
your response(s) to this question: What will happen if I don't
choose at all? If you don't make a decision, that's a decision
in itself and it also has consequences. Once you realize that
something is going to happen whether you make a decision or
not, you may find the decision easier to make.
2. Avoid
Procrastination
If procrastination
causes stress in your life, learn to stop putting things off.
People don't do their best work under pressure. However, some
people convince themselves that if they do so they can avoid dealing
with their habit of procrastination. Make a weekly schedule and
fill it with lots of time for leisure as well as work. That way,
you'll enjoy your playtime because you'll be doing it at the right
time, not when you should be working. And when you are working,
you won't resent it because you'll know that your leisure time
is coming up soon.
3. Delegate
People who
haven't learned to delegate often feel needlessly stressed. Some
are poor delegators because of too little or too much ego. Delegating
isn't a matter of dictating to others; it's asking others to assist
you by doing tasks they can handle. This gives you more time to
do those tasks that perhaps only you can do.
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