Jot down tomorrow’s top 3
Worry is often your mind’s way of making sure you don’t forget important things. If you want to stop worrying, prove to your mind that you can be trusted to manage your own to-dos.
Tomorrow’s top 3 is a little habit for staying focused on and taking care of the most important things—and as a result, drastically cutting down on the amount of worry-as-memory-aid your mind needs to perform:
- At the end of your workday, set aside 5 minutes after you’ve finished up work but before you leave.
- Take out an index card or sticky note and put it front and center on your desk, workspace, or wherever you beg
in your workday. Write down the three most important things you’d like to get done the following day.
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Simple tips that you can do any time to help reduce stress and put yourself in a happy mood.
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