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Slow Down!
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Most people expect too much of themselves. Attempts to accomplish too much in a short period of time causes lots of unnecessary stress. The result is something doctors call hurry sickness, a constant state of rushing around trying to meet an endless line-up of self-imposed deadlines. Stress is the inevitable by-product of this frenetic level of activity.
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Here’s how to turn your activity meter to “slow” instead of “go.”
• Leave your wristwatch at home on days you don’t absolutely have to be somewhere on time.
• Practice doing one thing at a time instead of two or three things at once (like talking on the phone and reading your mail).
• Make a deliberate effort to speak more slowly. Don’t cut other people off in midsentence.
• Walk at a slow, steady pace, not a racewalker’s clip.
• Smile and greet people instead of occupying your thoughts with where you’re headed or what you’re going to do next.
• Drive no faster than the posted speed limit.
• Get used to waiting in line without getting agitated.
• Allow a buffer zone of 15 minutes between appointments, to give your brain and body some stress-free “breathing space.”
• Schedule some free time into every day. It’s not a waste of time to rest and do nothing.
• Take time to “smell the roses”—that is, to notice beauty and appreciate the little things in life.
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