Jim a Police Officer spends half a shift standing on a street corner where many accidents happen, his visible presence makes drivers careful and might prevent collisions.In contrast John another Police officer hides around the corner to nab cars for violations. Though Jim did more to help public safety but its John who would be rewarded for his stack full of tickets.

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The actions performed by Jim are what we call Upstream Actions. They are the proactive measures taken to prevent the occurance of a problem. It involves anticipation of the events that may lead to the problem and thus deploying measures in advance to curb such events.

Upstream Actions 

I believe that everyone chooses how to approach life. If you're proactive you focus on preparing. If you're reactive, you end up focus on repairing

A. Problem Blindness :In order to solve a problem, one has to detect the problem. The belief of problem blindness emerges from lack of understanding of the system, which further causes blind spots there by foging our ability to notice the obivous. B. Lack of ownership:Ownership emerges from attachment. Attachment to material objects propels an individual to take actions to protect it, similary one doesn’t take right actions unless they consider the problem as their own. Owning a problem, such as “How can one improve the existing process” leads to create attachment with finding the resolution.

Barriers that block Upstream thinking  

1. Selecting the right questions: Answers to the problem can only be found if the questions are correct. Questions determine the direction of resolution. Wrong questions can deviate someone from the path of achieving the solution2. Selecting the right problem :Selecting the exact problem is essential, Untill and unless the problem that is chosen is right, efforts aligned would only delay the resolution. 3. Selecting the right people:Its necessary to select the right people with expertise to handle the problem Right people with years of experience help in eliminating unforseen circumstances.

How to take Upstream Actions  

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Our actions in problematic situations determine our intentions. The direction of our actions decide if the problem would persist, halt temporarily or would resolve completely.

March 9, 2022 Upstream Actions are proactive, they involve anticipation of the events that may lead to the problem & deploying mesaures to curb such events 

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Those ideas can possible boost your mood or spirituality with the help of:<ol><li>Spiritual Sources</li><li>Thought & Exercise</li><li>Breathing</li><li>Sound</li><li>Short Movies</li></ol>Special Tip- Use this App to get more control how to feel :<a href="https://www.shiftmyfocus.com/">https://www.shiftmyfocus.com/</a>- Changelog

Improving Mood

To find sources for spirituality that arent totally out of space inside their ideology isnt easy, i collected a few for you<ul><li><a href="https://www.insightfulawakening.com/blog/">https://www.insightfulawakening.com/blog/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ajourneytoyourself.com/blog-spirituality/">https://www.ajourneytoyourself.com/blog-spirituality/</a></li><li><a href="https://3chipsongod.com/articles/">https://3chipsongod.com/articles/</a></li></ul>

Spiritual Sources

"When a person has a reaction to something in their environment, there’s a 90-second chemical process that happens; any remaining emotional response is just the person choosing to stay in that emotional loop"<a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-right-mindset/202004/the-90-second-rule-builds-self-control">https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-right-mindset/202004/the-90-second-rule-builds-self-control</a>Tension, Stress and Trauma Release (TRE)<a href="https://traumaprevention.com/research/">https://traumaprevention.com/research/</a>Positive Quotes<a href="https://www.brainyquote.com/topics">https://www.brainyquote.com/topics</a>

Thought & Exercise

Breathing Duration:<ul><li>5 seconds slowly in</li><li>2 seconds fast out</li></ul>This condensed version of "inner fire" got researched and showed benefits in energy, attention and stress response. Mainly improves oxygen levels in blood.Should be stopped when feeling lightheaded or unwellTips:<ol><li>Dont let out all air on exhale and breath in deeply</li><li>After a while, try holding your breath- releases healthy hormones like epinephrine</li></ol>

Condensed "Inner Fire

Various Religions are using Sacred Sounds to enter trance states, those examples are indian:<ul><li>Happyness - Argala Stotram</li><li>Miraculous Power - Hanuman Chalisa</li><li>Spritiual Pursuit - Maha Mitryunjaya Mantra</li><li>Cosmic Being - Purusha Suktam</li><li>Powerful Shield - Kalabhairava Ashtakam</li><li>Truth Prevails - Satyam Param Dhimahi</li><li>Bliss Unlimited - Ganapathi Stahava</li><li>Sharpen Intellect - Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya</li><li>Divine Armour - Devi Kavacham</li><li>Overall Wellbeing - Om Namah Shivaya</li></ul>

Vedic Mantras and Chants

A collection of short movies with calming music and beautiful scenery named Moving Art brings you into a state of inner peace and connects with the holistic universe.

Moving Art

Do you wonder what changed since your last visit?Latest add: Positive Quotes in thinking&exercise

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Provoking Calm Energy

Stress is <a href="https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/stress">defined</a> as “mental or emotional strain resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances.” We’ve all felt it, but where does stress come from?Humans are unique in our capacity to predict what might happen next. We rely on our amazing ability to anticipate the future better than any other animal, and this ability is a feature of our unusual intelligence.Unlike other animals, which (as far as we know) react solely to what’s going on in their environment, humans can imagine entire realities in our heads. These alternate realities make us act in all sorts of strange ways.

The Origin Of Stress

While imagining the future motivates us to pursue what we want, it also comes with a cost. All that thinking about what might happen next is stressful.What if I told you that same powerful difference in focus and mindset is impacting you right now?You’re about to learn how to create a real-life forcefield against the stress you face every day.

Just Our Imagination

The stress we experience is based on our perception of what’s going to happen next. If we anticipate a threatening situation, our body releases stress hormones to prepare us to face the threat.But if we believe we have control over a threatening stimulus, then we don’t need to prepare for that threat in the same way. We don’t need to be on full alert with the fight-or-flight response gearing us up for survival.

The Power Of Control: What Will Happen Next

This change in focus—from the many uncontrollable aspects of life to the few controllable ones—can have a profound effect. That’s because our perception of reality is, to a large extent, created by the focus of our attention.

The Change In Focus

Our human tendency is to focus on threats and problems. For the sake of our emotional wellness, it makes sense to modify that automatic tendency. You can’t control the stressors that come your way, but you can influence the focus of your own attention. That’s why we recommend you focus on the things that give you back a feeling of control.Want another tool to combat stress? Counterintuitively, one of the best things we can add to your toolbelt is an entirely different belief about stress—one befriending it instead of battling against it.

What You Can Control

When people believed stress was something bad that must be avoided, it had a far worse impact on their health. In contrast, among those who perceive stress as a normal part of pursuing goals, there was no correlation between higher stress and poor health outcomes.

What You Believe

Feeling out of control makes us feel even more stress, perpetuating the harmful cycle. Perhaps it’s time to consider an alternative view of stress. What if we stopped seeing stress as something abnormal or threatening to your future health and instead thought of it as something that empowers us to be our best?

The Alternate View

An athlete who knows there’s a short break around the corner is capable of pushing harder during periods of extreme exertion. And if you think about this in the context of your own life, it probably makes sense. It’s easy to push hard for the last two days of work before a vacation, or even the last hour of a typical workday. That’s because you know you’re about to get a break.When you intentionally push yourself outside of your comfort zone and schedule periods of rest and recuperation, something interesting happens—your capacity to endure stress increases.

Knowing The Future

An entrepreneur who feels constantly pressed for time during her nine-hour workday might experiment with doing a 14-hour workday once per week for three weeks. Each of these long workdays is followed by a shortened workday of only six hours. In this case, she is stretching her sense of what’s possible by working longer than what feels comfortable. Then she recovers, taking it easy the next day.The effect is less stress.

Being In Control 

You don’t have to choose between a healthy life and a life of full engagement with high, hard goals. You can have both.The way to have both is to take control of the stress you put on yourself. By proactively seeking stress in forms that further your goals, you can change your set point for what feels overwhelming. Doing so will eliminate the feeling that stress is happening to you. It’s instead something chosen by you. You’re taking control of stress before it takes control of you.

Less Stress, More Achievement

Stress isn’t your enemy. It’s not even a bad thing. Stress is, in a very real way, what you make of it. You can take control of it, or you can let it control you. The choice is yours.

Stress: The Final Word

Stress comes from anxiety about future problems and the lack of control over them. This article introduces a few surprising techniques to handle stress.

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How to Turn Off Harmful Stress Like a Switch

<ol><li>Irritability</li><li>Negative impact on productivity</li><li>Emotional detachment</li><li>Changes in sleep patterns</li><li>Emotional eating</li></ol>

5 Signs You're Emotionally Stressed Out

Have you been feeling a bit unlike yourself? Has it been harder to keep healthy habits and to connect with your loved ones the way you’d hope? If so, there’s a chance you’re coping with some emotional distress that you’re suppressing or might not even be aware of. But having self-awareness can help start the coping process, so we made this video just for you! Are you emotionally distressed? This video might help you identify if that's the case: https://youtu.be/1DayJzl1fkI Writer: Cindy Nguyen Script Editor: Isadora Ho Script Manager: Kelly Soong VO: Amanda Silvera Animator: Zuzia IG @zuzia.png YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong References Brewer, Jud. “Are You Stuck in the Anxiety-Distraction Feedback Loop?” Harvard Business Review, 1 Feb. 2021, hbr.org/2020/05/are-you-stuck-in-the-anxiety-distraction-feedback-loop. “Emotional Eating up during Pandemic.” MIBluesPerspectives, 17 Mar. 2021, www.mibluesperspectives.com/2020/11/02/emotional-eating-on-the-rise-during-the-pandemic/. “Emotional Stress: Warning Signs, Management, When to Get Help.” Cleveland Clinic, my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/6406-emotional-stress-warning-signs-management-when-to-get-help. Fraga, Juli, et al. “COVID-19 Stress Is Making America Increasingly Irritable. but What Is All This Rage Hiding?” NBCNews.com, NBCUniversal News Group, 9 Sept. 2020, www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/covid-19-stress-making-america-increasingly-irritable-what-all-rage-ncna1239585. “How Stress Connects to Productivity.” Business.com, www.business.com/articles/stress-and-productivity-what-the-numbers-say/. Schlarb, Angelika A., et al. “Sleep Disturbances and Mental Strain in UNIVERSITY Students: Results from an Online Survey in Luxembourg and Germany.” International Journal of Mental Health Systems, BioMed Central, 29 Mar. 2017, ijmhs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13033-017-0131-9. “Struggling with Emotional Eating?” Harvard Health, 15 Aug. 2017, www.health.harvard.edu/diet-and-weight-loss/struggling-with-emotional-eating. “Why Anxiety Causes Detachment.” Calm Clinic – Information about Anxiety, Stress and Panic, 1 Mar. 2021, www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/detachment.

Following are the ways to approach towards the problems to get them solved

Part 1: Setting a path to correct the problem

It is common to overreact when you face a problem, but this can cause you to make bad decisions. Before you begin tackling your problems, get in control of your emotions, which may help you stay calm and more effectively deal with whatever you’re facing.• Take a few deep breaths and repeat to yourself “let” when you inhale and “go” when you exhale. This can help control your heart rate and allow you to relax• Repeat to yourself “I can get through this. It’s challenging, but I can find a solution.”

#1. Stay as calm as possible. 

Consciously acknowledge the problem and then accept responsibility for your part in it. This can allow you to begin actively and constructively dealing with any problem.• Write down or list the problems and their causes. This can help you more readily visualize, accept, and even deal with a problem.• For example, if you missed a mortgage payment, accept that you bear some, if not all, responsibility for this. Likewise, if you have bad grades, acknowledge the role that you played in getting those bad grades.

#2. Accept responsibility for the problem. 

If you find yourself dealing with a problem and you are not sure what or who caused it, take a moment to think before you react. It’s easy to blame someone else for problems, especially when you feel challenged or overwhelmed, but blaming others is counterproductive and may even cause further issues. Take a moment to determine if the problem was caused by external factors (other people or things beyond your control), internal factors (something you did or failed to do), or a mixture of the two.

#3. Evaluate situation before you respond. 

∆ External factors. If someone hits your car while it is parked in a parking lot, then this would be an example of a problem caused by external factors. You did not cause the accident and there was nothing you could have done to prevent it.∆ Internal factors. If you arrive late to work because you hit the snooze button on your alarm too many times, then this would be an example of an internal factor. In this situation, it would be important to acknowledge your role in arriving late to work so that you can avoid making the same mistake in the future.

∆ Mixture. If your group gets a poor grade on a group presentation, then chances are that there are things that all of you could have done better, not just one person. Try to identify your role in the situation and take responsibility for it.

Many problems require an immediate or fast solution. By staying calm and giving yourself as much time as you have, you can find a quick solution to your problem.• Remember to take a deep breath before you start reacting.• Evaluate or assess the situation and any information about it as quickly as you can.• For example, if your toilet overflows, you can check the tank or the bowl to see what the issue is. Likewise, if someone is yelling at you and it appears they might get aggressive, you can quickly figure out that it’s best to remove yourself from the situation.

#4. Find a quick solution. 

Give yourself as much time as you think you have to break down the problem and react with a solution. • For example, if you realize your insurance has expired and you didn’t get a renewal notice, call your insurance company and ask about the options to get coverage as soon as possible. • Think about different solutions to the problem and then decide which is the most appropriate. • For example, if your toilet overflowed, you can either call a plumber immediately or try and stop the water from running.

However, you might also want to try and stop the water by closing the valve on the tank and then calling your plumber or plunging the toilet. • Consider other perspectives if the problem involves another person or other people.

When you sit down and acknowledge your problems, especially without blaming others, you may recognize some patterns in your behavior that lead to challenges. Identifying any patterns that lead to problems may help you more effectively deal with them.• List anything that causes you problems. For example, “paying bills on time” or “excelling at work/ school.”• Figure out what you have the power to change, which can help you start dealing with the problem.

#5. Identify problematic patterns. 

Part of dealing with any problem is setting a goal to overcome it. Set goals to deal with your problems that you can attain. Use the SMART method to set goals towards solving your problems. SMART means: specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, timely. • For example, maybe you want to handle your delinquent mortgage. Your goal might be “I want to settle my mortgage issue with the bank within the next two months. I’ll contact my lender and speak about the issues surrounding my delinquency and ask about what options are available to mean to get my account back in good standing.”

#6. Set goals to solve problems. 

• Write down your problem and projected goal of solving it on paper. Visual cues can reinforce your willingness to deal with your problems. For example, you could write the following: “I spent my money unwisely and couldn’t pay the mortgage. I need to track my spending habits and get my account back in good standing.”

Keeping the expectations for outcomes to problems within reason can help you more effectively deal with them. Tying yourself to an unrealistic solution may set you up for additional problems and stress. •Check if your expectations are realistic by looking at the goals you’ve set to solve the problem.

#7. Keep your expectations realistic. 

• For example, depending on how much your mortgage costs and how far behind you are in payments, you may not be able to pay the entire amount back in two or three months. Remember that you have to eat and pay other bills. Consider speaking to your lender, partner, or financial planner about strategies to effectively solve the problem.• Maintaining realistic solutions minimizes stress that might make it difficult to deal with the problem effectively.

Being negative and dwelling on your problems isn’t constructive. Have faith in yourself and your ability to deal with your problems in a constructive way, which can help you more effectively deal with them. Use your past victories to help inspire and bolster your strength in times of trouble.• Give yourself a chance to focus on what is positive in your life. This may put your problems in perspective and show you that you can deal with any challenge life throws at you

#8. Have faith in yourself. 

• Say a positive affirmation to yourself. For example, “I know I have a problem with my grades overall, but I am really good at chemistry class. I can apply my skills from that class to my other ones.”• Surround yourself with individuals who also have faith in your abilities and bolster your willingness to solve problems quickly and effectively.

Every person has problems: even the wealthiest individual on the globe has challenges in life. There are times when problems feel overwhelming and like you might not be able to get past them. But by taking responsibility for your problems and setting a path to correct them in a constructive way, you can deal with any problems that come your way.

Every person has problems: even the wealthiest individual on the globe has challenges in life. There are times when problems feel overwhelming and like you might not be able to get past them. But by taking responsibility for your problems...

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