With the busy and stressful world we live in, living stress-free can seem like an unreachable ideal. Most of us know that leading a relaxed life can result in quite a headache.
So, what are some of the tips we can follow that will help us with living stress-free?
1. Simplify
This is the first and most important rule of all: simplify your life. And this in practice consists of cleaning and throwing away everything that is useless, delegating responsibilities, eliminating hobbies, reducing consumption to the essentials, and stopping the accumulation of things that in the end, rather than making us happy, consume time and energy.
2. Learn to say no
In today’s world, the art of saying no is becoming essential:
No, I’m not going to begin to read another book, I’ve already started two.
No, I am not going to sign up for Chinese classes if I have almost no time for my English classes.
Do less. Simplify. Create space.
3. Disconnect: turn off your cell phone for a few hours
It is impossible to relax if we are permanently connected to everything that happens in the world. It is necessary to create spaces of disconnection to focus on the present, on the real world, on what is in our control here and now.
The world is not going to collapse because you turn off your cell phone for fifteen minutes or two hours. Living without stress involves creating spaces of disconnection, and also reducing our exposure to the bombardment of stimuli that is the Internet.
By implementing these tips into your routine, your stress levels will be reduced and you will feel overall much happier. Trust me, I’ve already tried them myself!