Five Habits For Keeping Calm and Carrying On

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p id="5af6">Take some time to neaten up your workspace. Square things off. Put materials away if not being used. Give surfaces a quick wipedown — including things like screens and keyboards. Cleaning your workspace up a bit can be a useful way to redirect any stress and the resulting appearance can have a calming effect and make you feel refreshed when it’s time to get back to work.</p><h1 id="7dd5">Phone a friend</h1><p id="49b7">Take some time to phone a friend or a family member — perhaps one who lives alone — and check-in. You don’t have to talk about current events. You can keep it light or you can use the opportunity to let the other person unload, or for you to unload.</p><p id="cf05">Make contact.</p><h1 id="bb8b">Walk it off</h1><p id="c6da">Yes, we’re supposed to avoid close contact with other people. That doesn’t mean that you can’t go for a walk if the weather is nice enough. Avoid heavily-traveled streets and public spaces specifically closed by the local government. We’re not designed to be cooped up for too long.</p><p id="a53d">Even prisoners get yard time. Do you deserve any less?</p><p id="d024">Just be smart about how you go about it.</p><figure id="5176"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*fwg-853Dafvkmd-a"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@frankbusch?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Frank Busch</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="2287">It’s a challenging time right now. Stress is inevitable, but it’s not incurable. Go ahead and take steps to protect and preserve your mental health and spiritual well being. That is just as important as looking after your physical health, and not all that difficult to accomplish.</p><div id="490a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/is-work-from-home-threatening

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No need to get stressed. Here’s how.

For the next month or more, many of us are going to be stuck living a rather restricted lifestyle as we do our part to dampen the effects of the current pandemic. We should take pride in that so many people are cooperating with these efforts.

Just the same, we all need to look after ourselves and learn to keep calm. While I’m not drawing any exact parallels between the COVID-19 crisis and the Blitz, we can still take a cue from our British friends in the attitude of “Keep Calm and Carry On.”

Here are five habits to cultivate in the name of keeping calm.

Step away from the news

Let’s face it…the news these days can be pretty distressing, but it can be hard to resist checking the news throughout the day.

Remember, all you need is just enough to keep you informed of the most important events and developments. Limit yourself to 10 minutes in the morning and, if you must, 10 in the afternoon.

Spoil yourself

Binge watch a favorite show. Take a bubble bath. Sit down to a plate of really good cheese and a Pilsner. Whatever your recipe for self-indulgence, go ahead and indulge. You’ve earned it. Try not to overdo it. A hangover or upset stomach will not protect your calm, but some time out to spoil yourself can go a long way in making you feel better about things.

Tidy your workspace

Take some time to neaten up your workspace. Square things off. Put materials away if not being used. Give surfaces a quick wipedown — including things like screens and keyboards. Cleaning your workspace up a bit can be a useful way to redirect any stress and the resulting appearance can have a calming effect and make you feel refreshed when it’s time to get back to work.

Walk it off

Yes, we’re supposed to avoid close contact with other people. That doesn’t mean that you can’t go for a walk if the weather is nice enough. Avoid heavily-traveled streets and public spaces specifically closed by the local government. We’re not designed to be cooped up for too long.

Even prisoners get yard time. Do you deserve any less?

Just be smart about how you go about it.

It’s a challenging time right now. Stress is inevitable, but it’s not incurable. Go ahead and take steps to protect and preserve your mental health and spiritual well being. That is just as important as looking after your physical health, and not all that difficult to accomplish.

Thank you for reading. I’d love to share more with you via my Weekly Word Roundup newsletter sent to subscribers every Sunday. It will feature news, productivity tips, life hacks, and links to top stories making the rounds on the Internet. You can unsubscribe at any time!