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Control what you can to avoid feeling overwhelmed
Find your tech-free mindfulness moments
Mindfulness is the capacity to be aware of what is going on.
When you are doing tasks, try to pay attention to the task. For example, while doing dishes or laundry, ditch the headphones and instead observe things like the temperature of the water, or the smell of the soap. Even just a few seconds of mindfulness can help you feel relaxed.
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Feelings
Feelings are preceded by emotions and tend to be our reactions to them. Emotions are a more generalized experience across humans, but feelings are more subjective and influenced by our personal experiences and interpretations, thus they are harder to measure.
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They can be defined as unpleasant or unhappy emotions evoked in individuals to express a negative effect towards something.
Although some are labeled negative, all emotions are normal to the human experience. And it’s important to understand when and why negative emotions might arise, and develop positive behaviors to address them.
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Two Ways To Boost Self-Control
- Form better habits: you can practice self-control on a daily basis by switching off the phone when you need to sleep or work, walking more, and getting to bed early to be able to wake up early.
- Reframing your thinking: also called cognitive reappraisal, it essentially means broadening your perspective beyond the present moment.
Self-Control And Mental Distancing
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Overcome the tyranny of the present
People who are always "in the moment" don't look ahead and make plans to pursue their goals and dreams.
There are things you need to do every day, much of wh...
Eliminate "nice to do" tasks
Ask, Is this really necessary? Do you need to have that meeting? In many cases, you don't, but you do anyway simply because that's what you've always done.
Eliminate as many "nice to do" tasks as possible - you'll have more time to be effective where it really matters.
Reprioritize
Sometimes the answer to "Is this really necessary?" is "Yes, but not right now." What is the most important thing you need to do today?
Reset your calendar and reprioritize. Getting stuff done is fine, but getting the right stuff done is what really matters.