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JANUARY 6, 2022

Simplify lifestyle practices. Take a moment and look at some of the many ways you can return to lifestyle basics by growing your own food and making your own cleaning products, for example. The stress of keeping up with due dates adds up. This article was published in February 2017 and has been updated.

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MAY 19, 2023

Research has shown that writing and journaling can improve cognitive function and reduce stress and anxiety. Shari Leid, author of The Friendship Series , experienced its powers firsthand when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017. Regularly reflecting on paper can bring clarity and insight into our own minds and lives.

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MARCH 29, 2023

What extra pressure or stress was the person experiencing at the time they offended you? It might be a smile, a handshake, a returned phone call or simply more tolerance the next time you are with them. This article originally appeared in the February 2017 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated.

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You can also use a blank notebook, a gratitude journal with prompts or quotes or even an app on your phone to help spark new ideas and find greater happiness. You can use an app on your phone, a dedicated journal or an old notebook your kids brought home from school. What is a gratitude journal? There are no rules.

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OCTOBER 15, 2022

I was forcing myself to be stressed out about finding the answer to all these questions. Download Calm or Headspace for your phone and learn how to meditate (both come with a free beginner’s course on meditation). This article was published in May 2017 and has been updated. I was forcing myself to work harder.

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JANUARY 7, 2023

According to a 2019 study published in Sleep Medicine , when night owls began to consistently shift their “sleep/wake timings” by two hours, they showed “significant improvements to self-reported depression and stress, as well as improved cognitive… performance measures,” among other benefits. The week already feels stressful.

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For my own experiment, I used a fairly basic spreadsheet and phone alerts. When my phone buzzed to remind me to record my score, it was as if I was being evaluated in front of a live audience of one. In 2017, I left my job as the editor of a magazine to freelance and spend time with my dad in his final years. I left to run mine.

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