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5 Free Ways to Combat Stress Addiction
“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.” ― Leonard Bernstein
Most of the times I do work, I do it with too much gusto. I furrow my brow, clench my jaw, intensely focus on the task and fry my neurons in the process.
If anyone were to pass by my door, they’d say, “Wow, he’s doing some serious work!” Of course, no one ever says that. They’re too busy being busy themselves.
I genuinely cannot think of any job I’ve had where I didn’t work quickly and intensely. From the time I was seventeen to now, I’ve been building up cortisol and adrenaline as some sort of shot of energy to power me through my activities.
And then I questioned why I felt so depleted when I was done. Isn’t it obvious?
Don’t get me wrong. There are times and certain jobs that are based on speed of completion. But even so, when the culture from work bleeds into one’s life, one loses perspective. We have to drive fast, talk fast, we get impatient with others, if something doesn’t hold our attention we switch to something more intense and we don’t give the necessary quality time in our relationships.
Fortunately, some of us are aware that we suffer from this. Unfortunately, we…
