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“The truth is that stress doesn’t come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other circumstances. It comes from your thoughts about your circumstances.”
ANDREW BERNSTEIN
24
200 reads
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“Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started.”
DAVID ALLEN
26
182 reads
“It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out; it’s the grain of sand in your shoe.”
ROBERT W. SERVICE
27
162 reads
“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.”
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
29
320 reads
“We can easily manage if we will only take, each day, the burden appointed to it. But the load will be too heavy for us if we carry yesterday’s burden over again today, and then add the burden of the morrow before we are required to bear it.”
JOHN NEWTON
25
145 reads
“There is no such thing as a stress-free life. No evidence has ever been presented which suggests that a stress-free life can ever be achieved. Stress can be managed, relieved and lessened, but never eliminated.”
GUDJON BERGMANN
22
161 reads
“Don’t believe every worried thought you have. Worried thoughts are notoriously inaccurate.”
RENEE JAIN
25
160 reads
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"When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'"
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Trying to control the problem—your boss, your spouse, or your circumstances—will only keep you more attached to it. The more you “leech” onto a problem, the more it “leeches” back on you.
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Detachment from your own thoughts
Don't act upon your thoughts and feelings. They are not the ultimate truth or reality.
Detachment from thoughts allows you to see your thoughts from an outside perspective, letting them come and go without allowing yourself to feel too much about them.
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4. Travel Gives You Unexpected Challenges
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