Getting past overwhelm

Stress increases in proportion to how out of control we feel. How much influence does it seem we have in changing our circumstances, environment, and a general feeling of satisfaction? Sometimes it’s overwhelming just to consider what steps to take to stop feeling overwhelmed.

One thought exercise is to picture your life and relationship to stress/overwhelm at some point in the future, and ask: what one thing can I change, start, or stop doing so that future me is in better control?     

You won’t have all the answers to this question, but there’s no reason not to start with just one.

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The sweetest revenge

Feeling vengeful when we believe we’ve been wronged is a natural human instinct. There are many things you could “do” to get revenge, but consider also what you would “become.” The best revenge might be getting to a place where you no longer care about revenge.

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The fastest way to internalize new information

Studies repeatedly show that we understand and retain a certain amount of new information when we hear it, more when we see it, and even more when we put into practice (actually do) the thing we just learned. But by far the fastest, most reliable, long-term method for internalizing new information is to teach someone else. This is because the prerequisite for teaching others is to deconstruct and comprehend concepts well enough to repeat them in our own words. Want to make sure you really understand something? Teach someone else.

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