Six Dozen One-Sentence Tips on Reducing Stress

As we enter year three of the “Biden Administration,” enduring a clown who was installed, not elected, the nation’s stress level, collectively and individually, keeps ratcheting higher. As such, here are more than six dozen one-sentence tips on reducing stress for your edification:

• Half the battle in alleviating stress is simply being aware of how you react to situations.
• Let go of low level decisions.
• It’s hard to feel stressed when you’re looking good.
• You feel less stress if you allow yourself to be who you really are.
• Take a break by helping someone else with their problems
• To win the war on stress requires you only need small consistent steps.
• Make your boss look good–he or she will appreciate it.
• One good laugh can change your whole temperament.
• If a choice is of little consequence, let someone else choose.
• Given enough time, people will usually apologize for blowing up at you undeservedly.
• For most people, most of the time, most of the stress they encounter is self-induced.
• Narrow your priorities and focus on what’s vital– the clock of your life is ticking.
• Never make a promise you can’t keep.
• If someone tells you to “take it easy,” heed the advice.
• Give yourself quiet time throughout the day.
• Sing in your car – it’s the best stress reducer when barreling down the highway.
• Allow yourself five minutes to worry, then put the issues in the back of your mind.
• Look for the best in others.
• Screen your calls; you don’t have time to be available to everybody.
• You always have the option of not answering the door.
• Find ways to make yourself indispensable on the job.
• Combat perfectionism because you are not perfect; nobody is.
• It could always be worse; try to find the good points in everything.
• Treat your children as full-fledged human beings.
• Be true to yourself; don’t jump off a cliff simply because the lemmings are.
• Build your life on a solid base, then don’t worry about the foundation.
• Strive for objectivity.
• Accept input and advice from trusted others.
• Be conscious of what you say to yourself.
• Compete with yourself, not others.
• Challenge yourself to perform better than you have in the past.
• Never mind the symptoms – get to the root causes of issues you face.
• Avoid participating in the rumor mill.
• Your instinct will often guide you – don’t be afraid to listen to it.
• Don’t let juggling tasks become procrastination.
• Take long, deep breaths whenever you choose to.
• To feel more content be less concerned with what others think about you.
• Move with a purpose.
• Revenge is almost always counterproductive.
• Delegate, delegate, delegate.
• Open your mail over the wastebasket.
• Laughter can lower your blood pressure.
• When you’re under stress, sips of water can make you feel better.
• For more energy, ignore the clock and go to bed when you’re tired.
• You can’t use of all the promotions and bonus offers you encounter – so don’t worry about them.
• Jumping into water changes your outlook.
• Take responsibility for your mistakes rather than trying to assign blame.
• The key to organization that works every time is grouping similar items together.
• The hardest task is doing something different from the way you’ve always done it.
• Let negative comments fall away like water off a duck’s back.
• When you have trouble finding your way, step back and look at the big picture.
• Look for the good in others and they’ll see the good in you.
• Treat new employees with the same respect you show your CEO.
• Let go of the excess and clutter in your life.
• Avoid making decisions in anger.
• Build enough slack into your schedule to deal with routine upsets.
• Over-focusing on yourself leads to eye strain.
• Step back and develop perspective – will you recall what’s bothering you, a month from now?
• All else being equal, the better shape you’re in, the less stressed you’ll experience.
• Learn from your mistakes or prepare to repeat them.
• There is nothing so stressful as attempting to be someone you are not.
• Be on the lookout for distraction-free sanctuaries, wherever they are.
• Challenge yourself to make small improvements daily, and big ones will follow.
• The best results often show up a day or two after you thought they would.
• Regard each stressful experience as an opportunity to learn.
• You cannot change the past but you can always learn from it.
• Use the stairs instead of the elevator.
• There’s always more to learn, so enjoy the process.
• The natural state of human beings is alertness, health, and mental clarity.
• Boil it down – get to the essence of things.
• Acknowledge the accomplishments of others; everyone seeks acknowledgment.
• Despite it all, maintain your ethical standards.
• Give your complete and undivided attention to one task at a time.
• Have fun with new ways of doing things – don’t let your habits become ingrained.
• Practice the art of doing one thing at a time.