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Could the ways you cope with stress be undermining you? Here are healthier ways to respond

Ideas.Ted

Below, she explains how to evaluate the ways you cope with stress and change them for the better. But when these coping mechanisms stop working to manage stress, they tend to make matters worse, exacerbating our anxiety and undermining our belief that we are in control of our lives. This is the essence of how using good anxiety works.

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Why We’re All Doomed and GTD Can’t Save Us

Productivity Bits

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. You might enjoy days or weeks of respite from your mounting stress, only to experience some recurring strain to your system, manifesting as a problem in your health, family, social life, or some other “non-productive” though essential part of who you are. Survey Says…You Are Stressed!

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Find Your Writing Confidence, No Alcohol Required

Men With Pens

Setting aside the part where you can do irreparable damage to the very brain that got you into the writing business, it’s not a health way to deal with the stress of the world (or the writing life). Learn how to refinish furniture or knit or blow glass. You just learned how to stain a shelf – congratulations. Start meditation.

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Win a Scholarship to Damn Fine Words, the Writing Course for Business Owners

Men With Pens

They learn new, effective writing techniques that speed up their content-creation process, get a huge boost of confidence, and learn how to produce all sorts of articles, blog posts, website copy and ebook content with pride and glee, completely stress-free. The course works. Better Writing'

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10 Tips for Being a Good Neighbour at Work

Ian's Messy Desk

Be careful what you say in stressful situations. Co-workers will gain confidence in you if they see you react calmly during difficult times. Learn to discuss. Learn to disagree without being disagreeable. I work in a call center and sometimes the stress of the job alone is enough to keep you on the edge.

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How to Say 'No' at Work

Ian's Messy Desk

It’s important to learn how and when to say no. However, many people run around stressed because they’re saying yes to everybody but themselves. Heather, came close to burnout, working long hours and weekends, until she learned how to make a priority of what she had to, should and even wanted to do.

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How to Get Your Blog Back On Track

Men With Pens

You don’t know what to write, you don’t feel confident about what you DO write, and frankly, you’d rather not be blogging at all. It’s nerve-wracking, stressful and not as much fun as you thought it would be when you started it. It shouldn’t be stressful. Let’s talk about your blog. One good blog post?