Five Ways to Fight Stress
We all know folks who are feeling the pinch lately. Useful advice is hard to offer, because everyone handles pressure in their own way, but here are a few things that work for me.
- Get lost in a good book. Old favorites are best; new books demand too much attention, and the suspense could kill you.
- Feel the music. Give me a comfortable chair, a quiet room, a glass of wine, and More Best of Leonard Cohen, and the worries just drift away.
- Change your scene. Pull the plug and go camping for a weekend, or at least take a walk in an unfamiliar park.
- Switch off, game on. Smash a few monsters, blast a few asteroids ... a little gratuitous violence does wonders for my peace of mind.
- Return to innocence. You probably know someone willing-nay, eager-to let you sit with their infant for an hour. There's nothing like a sleeping baby to put things in perspective.