Comments on: What? Me Stressed? A Stress Test and Tips To Reduce Stress

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12 Missed Networking Opportunities — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:18:34 +0000

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By: T.A.M.E. The Clutter Critter | Frugal Dad

T.A.M.E. The Clutter Critter | Frugal Dad — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:00:35 +0000

[...] This is a guest post from Ron Haynes who writes daily at The Wisdom Journal on issues such as wise choices, personal finance, business, and life in general. If you like this article, go ahead and subscribe to his site via RSS or email. It’s FREE! Why does it always seem that the minute you delete a document or throw a piece of paperwork in the trash, THAT’S when you need it? And all those documents you save for years on end, you never need again in your entire career. Maybe it’s just Murphy’s law at work once again. I knew a co-worker who diligently saved a hard copy of every email he received for THREE years! His filing system was impressive in both its organization and its size, but it was a lot of work that was entirely unnecessary, wasted a load of paper, and caused him to replace his printer toner weekly. With current computer systems, you could now have hard copies, digital copies, scanned copies, backup copies and backups of your backups of your backups. So now, instead of simplifying our lives, we’ve made them even more complicated, full of clutter, and a source of stress. [...]

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[...] What? Me Stressed? A Stress Test and Tips to Reduce Stress. This health scare involving my mom has been stressful. Unfortunately, one of the first things I quit doing is eating right and working out. I immediately start eating crap and skipping trips to the gym. Hey, at least I can admit it! [...]

By: Stress and Procrastination

Stress and Procrastination — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:45:01 +0000

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Credit Card Balance Transfer @ The Carnival — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:06:28 +0000

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By: Paula

Paula — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:08:22 +0000

Your tips are really useful. I am afflicted with ‘perfection paralysis’ so I have a lot of work to do.
Doing one thing at a time is great, but I often find myself in situations where I am overwhelmed as many things are calling for my attention at once, but as you say I guess you can only still do one at a time! If only days were longer and our bodies didn’t need sleep! Just kidding… sleep deprivation is a definite stressor.

By: Ron

Ron — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:40:07 +0000

#LP→
I don’t think change (in and of itself) is bad, but too much change within a short period of time can lead to stress and too much stress IS bad for your health.

Think of it this way, if you and your spouse are having trouble and decide to separate and your in-laws blame you, you injure yourself and are unable to work and are having trouble with your boss, your youngest child is diagnosed with a severe heart condition and you now have no health insurance, your identity is stolen and bank account is drained by a family member, your 18 year old daughter decides to move away, your best friend is killed in a tragic accident, you can’t pay your mortgage so you decide to try to sell the house and move into a smaller one in a less than desirable side of town, and then your spouse decides to go ahead and file for divorce…all within a short period of time. You will feel stress and it will have a negative effect on your health. At this point, it wouldn’t be a good idea to start a business, change to a different line of work, enroll in a degree completion program, or any MAJOR change to how you live.

Change isn’t bad, but too much change can overwhelm some people and the effects may not be visible for years.

By: LP

LP — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:13:34 +0000

Well, I scored a 75. But more changes could be on the way.
If I understand correctly,
according to this……change……PERIOD, is bad for your health.

I didn’t always think so. I think I still don’t.

Learning ‘how’ to to live is an art. And, mastering it, puts you at an advantage.
Because life smacks you when you least expect it.

Thanks for the article.

By: Links and Resources for Simple Living | simple mom

Links and Resources for Simple Living | simple mom — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:00:55 +0000

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By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:16:47 +0000

Wow, my score was under 30. I think you’re right about procrastination adding stress. Even though my circumstances now are the least-stressful in my life so far, I can easily add more stress by procrastinating.