2. Spend more time with supportive people

If you’re stressed, there’s a good chance that stress involves other people—conflict with a spouse or family member, worry about coworkers or bosses, etc.

What people seem less aware of is that other people can also be one of the biggest sources of stress relief and resilience. Specifically…

Spending consistent, quality time with people who are genuinely supportive helps you stay resilient in the face of stressors and difficulty.

Now, like exercise, this takes some work and requires tradeoffs… If you want to make more time for spending it with supportive people, you’re going to have to say no to other things and protect that time. And if you don’t have supportive people in your life, that means doing some serious work to find and foster those types of relationships.