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What is Stress?
What is Stress? What is stress? Think of all the ways we use the word “stress”. We say “That is stressful,” to refer to something about our environment. We say “I feel stressed,” to refer to how we feel about a situation. And we say “I am stressed,” or “I am stressed out,” to refer…
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The “Have Done” List
The “Have Done” List For about 20 years I have been telling my patients to use a “have done” list, instead of a “to-do” list. Sometime during the day, usually near the end, they are to write down any tasks they completed or made progress on. The feedback has been extremely positive. People feel more…
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Finding Peace in Chaotic Times
Chaos is unpredictable. We desire what is known or predictable and what can be controlled. When we desire something that we don’t have that causes unease. We may not be able to change the situation, but we can alter our internal response to it.
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Motivation vs Determination
What is the difference between motivation and determination? Motivation changes our desire to do a task while determination helps us do a task we would rather not do.
