People ask me how to live happier lives, and I tell them to manage their stress. Managing stress and becoming more resilient is a simple answer, but it definitely ain’t easy. Among the things that I have discussed so far, we need to learn to tell the difference between an actually threatening situation and one that is just annoying or inconvenient, feel as if we are in control, and develop our problem-solving skills. Those are all relatively simple lessons to learn and yet, they all take work and a lot of practice over time. There is no quick fix that will magically bestow upon us overnight
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