Stop Overthinking: 23 Techniques to Relieve Stress, Stop Negative Spirals, Declutter Your Mind, and Focus on the Present (The Path to Calm Book 1)

by Nick Trenton

We’ve also seen that the key to taking charge is to change our mental models and the way we think about the world. We need to de-stress!

Communicate your needs and feelings directly, rather than suffering in silence.

When you forgive, you are releasing yourself from the stress and energy of resenting and blaming the other person.

Acceptance doesn’t mean we agree with what happened or that we like it and shouldn’t try to change it. It only means we gracefully come to terms with what we can’t realistically change, so we can focus on what we can.

way to have less stress in life is not to work less or to work harder, but to work more strategically.

closed, move your focus from one body part to the next, first tensing the muscle as tightly as possible, then releasing that tension completely before moving on to the next body part.

Practicing progressive muscle

simply remaining aware of how blessed we are in so many ways can act as a buffer for all the things we occasionally find challenging.

After deciding that price, a garden, and three bathrooms are nonnegotiable, they’re able to focus their attention and ignore options that don’t measure up.