15 tips
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remember unitasking is the new multitasking
zero tasking enhances unitasking
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focus on your breathing, perform deep belly breathing
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scan your body, release any tension
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change your mindset
you can take a break
you can take a day off
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create physical ‘white spaces’ and mental ‘white spaces’
make time for stillness and silence
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get outdoors
look around you, take it all in using all your senses
reconnect with the here and now
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a change is as good as a rest
un-focus on one task by focussing on another
pick any two of the following activities and mix and match throughout your day
physical, mental, active, passive
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two heads are better than one
tackling everything by yourself is tempting, but stressful
recognise your limitations and ask for help when you need it
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put things into perspective
when we think “everything is going wrong” or ‘nothing will work out’
we need to reframe the situation
make a list of what’s going right and what’s going wrong
take some positive action
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neutralise toxic people
decide if you need them in your life or not and then take positive action
approach the situation calmly and rationally
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identify what’s worrying you
if you can do something about it, work out what and when you can do it
then stop worrying because you are taking positive action
if you can’t do something about it, channel your energy into other positive things you can do
then stop worrying because you are taking positive action
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let it go
don’t hold onto grudges, they cause stress
they send your body into fight-or-flight mode and you can get stuck in a vicious circle of negativity
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take time out
1 minute
1 hour
1 afternoon
1 day, week, month, year
no matter how long it is, you will release tension
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try a 20 / 20 micro-break especially if you are working at a computer or reading
every 20 minutes either close your eyes or look away from the screen or book for 20 seconds
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on a daily basis really listen to your body and your mind and practise mii‑chi