Sometimes we are stressed, which prevents you from concentrating on work or other pleasant things.
If you too suffer from stress sometimes, here are straightforward ways to reduce stress:
Get some sleep. Not everyone has the opportunity to sleep in the middle of the work day, but if you suddenly do, feel free to take advantage of it. It’s proven that a quick recovery sleep (up to 20 minutes) lowers cortisol and other stress hormones.
Breathe deeper. You don’t have to practice meditation – though if you really want to, you certainly can – to master breathing practices. Especially since just a few deep breaths can help reduce anxiety and susceptibility to stress.
Visualize. Has things around you become a little too jumpy? Close your eyes and imagine yourself in a quiet and peaceful place. For example, swinging in a hammock on a deserted beach with the sound of waves. Or in a pine forest, looking up, where the tree crowns rest against the ceiling, the pleasant smell of pine, and of sounds – only birds. Feel better?
Put on some music. Your favorite songs or something you listened to in eleventh grade – whatever you like best. According to research, music also has the ability to lower cortisol (one of the stress hormones).
Take a walk. It is better if there is a grove or park nearby, capable of imitating communion with nature as much as possible. But even if not, you can use the nearby bushes, so that, admiring them, you can get all the available bonuses for the psyche from the green zone (and there are a lot of them).
