Tracking your anxious predictions is an easy way to correct your mind’s tendency to overestimate the likelihood of bad things happening.
Here are a couple of fun ways to do it.
Sometimes, teens are told to start their homework with the most challenging and stressful task to get it out of the way.
This is known as “eating the frog.”
But starting your study period with the most difficult or stressful task can make you dread starting your homework in the first place.
In addition, depending on how stressed […]
Stressed people have lots of thoughts, and many of them are scary or disturbing.
This makes people want to push away a thought, but our minds don’t work this way.
The only way to know whether you’ve pushed away a thought is to check in your mind whether the idea is there or not and, in an […]
When you’re stressed and putting off starting a task, it helps to think in minutes rather than hours – or at least 5 minutes.
A 5-minute dash to the finish can help you start and often starting is the hardest part.
Here’s how it works.
The make-a-dollar-a-day trick is a fun way to prioritize tasks. Here’s how it works.
At the start of your day, sit down and list 5-10 tasks you want to complete.
Prioritize the tasks.
Do you tend to underestimate how long you’ll take to complete a task?
Try doubling the time!
Now, two […]
Getting distracted can cost you time, and lost time adds to your stress. Timers are a great way to minimize lost time.
For example, if you’re working on an essay and tend to go down the Wiki hole when you do online research, set a timer for 5 minutes.
When the timer sounds, ask yourself, “Am I […]
Slow, deep breathing is a great way to stimulate the vagus nerve and relax your body, but there are other ways to stimulate this nerve.
For example, you may not believe this, but singing and humming activate the vagus nerve.
Even gargling can stimulate it.
So, next time you’re feeling stressed, hum or sing your favorite tune or, […]
You’re a busy teen, so it’s not easy to remember to take a present-moment break, much less find ten minutes to do it.
Hitting the present-moment reset button is an easy way to remember to take a quick present-moment break.
Here’s how to do it.
Try this stress-release skill to de-stress quickly. It combines releasing muscle tension and visualization.
Here’s how it works.