How do you recognize and manage stress?

Hi! Stress is part of any entreprise project. It's hard some days. On my side, I am meditating every day at least 10 minutes. It's a great help! The other thing is to walk, just walk, no objective, no pace to follow. Enjoy the surrounding and free your mind! My two cents :)

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I will go first. When I tend to be inauthentic or not taking action, that is when I'm extremely stressed. Taking deep breaths and long walks certainly helps but having a morning routine made a significant impact. Here it is if you are curious: - 5mins of gratitude journaling - 10mins of guided meditation - 10mins of simple body workout - Spending some time with my newborn son(recently added to the routine 😊) Doing so keeps me in perspective and helps me recharge.

Why not try to avoid stress in the first place?

I go for a drive or take a long walk. Sometimes I just disconnect and watch a movie. When I come back I am both clear in my mind and energized to solve the problem at hand

It is mostly easier to see the stress in someone else and give advice/rec's. First - you have to know your body. Hear it. Feel it. Second - As hard as it is, you need to change habbits. There is a saying: First half of your life you spend your health for money, Second half of your life you spend your money for your health. After a heavy burnout before I was 30, I had to change things. Yes, it was damn hard. The hardest and most important one was realizing that I even had one. *Recognize - when habbits, feelings, conversations and your body reactions are not as they usually are. *Manage - Have an overall plan. Write it down. Read it often. To-Do-lists are a great tool - monthly, weekly, daily. Do not overload those. Be realistic. Enjoy striking out bullet points. *Set boundaries - Hours of work. Time for breaks, real breaks - do not sit with your coffee in front of your screen! Keep your 'me-time' with what ever is good for you and elevates your mood. Being offline is nowadays maybe the most important thing we all have to learn and enjoy. So, keep going - but on a healthy way!

turn off the PC and phone, grab your favourite drink and go and sit in front of something mindless on Netflix.

I have a routine that I follow daily that has helped a lot staying in focus and stress free. Not exercising in the morning for example is going to get me moody later in the day. There are some things I do wheneve I feel stressed, such as go through my journal and past steps. If I find that I cannot focus or concentrate at all, I take a break and change context for a while.

if I really don't feel like working at the moment then I would just take a few days off to play some video games watch some movies or hang out with friends and simple stuff like that which makes me happy

Thanks for starting this thread Sharath! Some things I try to do every day to manage stress: - 10mins meditation each morning - 15 to 30mins time aside to have a coffee and read a book/article - Some form of exercise (currently either running or tennis) Always on the lookout for new habits to adopt to improve mind/body ! Keen to see what other people share 😊

Stress is not always easy to deal with. To manage stress when I get overwhelmed, I try to stay connected in the present moment as much as I can (easier said than done though, at least for me). When it comes to methods, I 100% agree with you, a morning routine helps a lot (becomes a second nature to start your day). I also exercise a lot (Jiu-Jitsu mainly). Taking some time off to just chill/catch up with friends helps to re-energize.

Say these words to yourself and believe them when you notice stress, “Is what I’m thinking frivolous fun to know information or is what I’m thinking going to get me stuck and going to stop me from growing.” The let go. We’re only human and we’ll always be the best at beating ourselves up. Better than anyone could physically kick our own butt.

In my case, I guess I mostly try to avoid it than managing my stress. I try to distract myself in my routine, in writing poems, in listening to music(must), in eating, in the drawing. I know it's not right for my health but yeah it is so difficult to manage it even though I tried to do exercise and other stuff.

Stress comes when things aren't going well. I mostly tend to youtube to see entrepreneurs, describing how they overcame their dark days like Elon Musk describing his companies' scenario in 2008. This gives me a sense of hope that it's all part of the ride. I also try to learn from philosophies like those of Naval's on twitter. Otherwise its mostly trying to speak with the ones close to me.

1. 1 hr exercise (walk, jog, meditation) 2. Time Blocking practice. (Better control over the day through this.) 3. Having Gratitude and Perspective 4. Separate work time and play time.

I'm often stressed because of work pressure. So I try to calm down for 30 minutes. Then I start thinking about the things that were causing me stress (not running away). And the best way I manage stress is to get rid of those unfinished business. After handling all those tasks, I spend time relaxing, watching movies and sleeping all day.

I'll take a different approach here; shifting my gear from a prescriptive (how-to-do's) approach to finding the truth. I find recognizing the stress a more difficult process, more so what exactly is stressing me out (specifics). Often giving due diligence to introspection and not a superficial analysis. Once I recognize its truth, next is the understanding if it's under my locus of control. From here, we mostly know the subsequent steps and strategies to combat so.

Stress is a kind of problem that humans face, right from creation. The Bible lets us understand that it is good to work and have rest every week. Then it points out that Sunday should be a resting day after He created man in His image. From a theological standpoint, everyone on Earth should work, as you work, you think and create two or three hours to have rest before you continue from where you stop. I think that is the only way to control stress.

I notice my stress level increasing when I can't focus on a project for more than 10 - 15 minutes. This is when I take a break. Sometimes they are short breaks...a walk around the block or even a short trip to the kitchen. Other times, I remove myself for a couple of hours. Whether I work out with a trainer or go complete a household chore that is looming... often just doing something that I can complete helps me move passed the stress that was generating the blocker.