1. Get up 15 minutes earlier in the morning. The
inevitable morning mishaps will be less stressful.
2. Don't rely on your memory: Write down
appointment times, due dates, etc. "The palest ink is better than the most
retentive memory." —Old Chinese Proverb.
3. Procrastination is stressful. Whatever you want
to do tomorrow, do it today; whatever you want to do today, do it now.
4. Plan ahead. Don’t let the gas tank get below
one-quarter full. Don't wait until you're down to your last bus token or postage
stamp to buy more.
5. Don't put up with something that doesn't work
right. If your alarm clock, billfold, shoelaces windshield wipers, or whatever
are a constant aggravation, get them fixed or get new ones.
6. Be prepared to wait. A paperback can make
waiting in a post office line almost pleasant.
7. For every one thing that goes wrong, there are
probably 10 or 50 or 100 blessings. Count them.
8. Turn needs into preferences. Our basic physical
needs translate into food, water, and warmth. Everything else is a preference. Don't get attached to preferences.
9. Simplify, simplify, simplify.
10, Make friends with non-worriers. Nothing can get
you into the habit of worrying faster than associating with chronic worrywarts.
11. Create order out of chaos. Organize your home
and workspace so you always know exactly where items are. Put items away where
they belong, and you won't have to go through the stress of losing them.
12. Add an ounce of love to everything you
do.
13. Become more flexible. Recognize you may need to
change your expectations.
14. Eliminate destructive self-talk: "I'm too old
to...," I'm too fat to...," etc.
15; Take care of the todays as best you can, and
the yesterdays and the tomorrows will take care of themselves.
16. Do one activity at a time. When you are with
someone, be with that person and with no one or nothing else. When you are busy
with a project, concentrate on doing that project and forget about everything
else you have to do.
17. If an especially "unpleasant" task faces you,
do it early in the day and get it over with. Then the rest of your day will be
free of anxiety.
18. Learn to delegate responsibility to capable
others.
19. Forget about counting to 10. Count to 1,000
before you do or say anything that could make matters worse.
20. Have a forgiving view of events and people.
Accept the fact that we live in an imperfect world.
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