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Habits for stress
531 entries pulled from 54 stacks. Default order is consensus: the number of tracked people who have publicly backed each one.
49 entries
Reset- HabitFREE, no cost01
Daily meditation
10-20 minutes of formal practice, most days
Backed by 20 of 54 stacks: 16 do it, 1 recommend it, 3 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost02
Daily walking
A long walk most days, often without headphones
Backed by 17 of 54 stacks: 12 do it, 5 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost03
Gratitude practice
Writing down a few specific things you are grateful for, daily
Backed by 13 of 54 stacks: 11 do it, 1 recommend it, 1 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost04
Journaling
Writing to unload the mind, usually first thing or last thing
Backed by 13 of 54 stacks: 12 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost05
Deliberate solitude
Regular time with your own thoughts and no other inputs
Backed by 12 of 54 stacks: 9 do it, 3 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost06
Daily prayer
A fixed time for prayer each morning, before the phone and before the day starts
Backed by 4 of 54 stacks: 4 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost07
Personal mantra
A quote kept where you will see it before you perform, taped up or written on your gear
Backed by 4 of 54 stacks: 4 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost08
Deliberate discomfort
Choosing the thing you do not want to do, daily, as its own training
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost09
Regular check-ins with friends
A standing group chat or text that asks how you actually are
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - Habit$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.10
Talk therapy
Regular sessions with a therapist, kept up long after the crisis passes
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 3 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost11
Time with family and friends
Protected off-hours with the people who knew you before the job did
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 3 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost12
Warm bath or shower before bed
Warm water an hour or two before sleep drops core temperature after
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - Habit$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.13
Golf
Hours outdoors, walking, with a problem to solve that is not your own
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost14
Quitting social media
Deleting the accounts rather than trying to use them less
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost15
A high savings rate
Bank a large share of income by spending well below what the income allows
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost16
Accountability mirror
Telling yourself the blunt truth in the mirror every day, then fixing it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost17
Act on the thing causing stress
Make the first call or send the first email on whatever is nagging at you
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost18
Asking for help
Four words, can you help me, used on purpose rather than as a last resort
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost19
Celebrating your flaws
Point at the thing you would rather hide instead of trying to cover it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost20
Chess
Short games used as a mental reset between blocks of demanding work
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.21
Dark chocolate
A square or two of high-cocoa chocolate, usually after dinner
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost22
High five in the mirror
A silent high five to your own reflection after brushing your teeth
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost23
Inbox zero
Empty the inbox by deciding once where every message goes
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.24
Jigsaw puzzles
Thousand-piece puzzles as a screen-free way to switch the mind off
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost25
Lenten fasting
Forty days of giving something up, plus fast and meat-free days, in the Christian calendar
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost26
Lion's breath
One deep breath in, then a big loud exhale, used to break a spiral of frustration
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost27
Living without debt
No mortgage, no loans, no balances, chosen for the flexibility not the interest
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost28
Mastery hobbies
Recovering through a demanding hobby rather than through rest
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost29
Memento mori reminder
A daily, deliberate reminder that you are going to die
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost30
Morning puttering
A slow, unscheduled first hour or two: coffee, the paper, breakfast, no meetings
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost31
Naming your inner critic
Give the voice in your head a name so you can hear it as separate from you
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost32
No phone calls after 10 p.m.
A hard stop on calls and conversations late in the evening so the brain can wind down
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost33
No-phone zones
Named rooms, hours and events where the phone is not allowed at all
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost34
Notifications turned off
No alerts, no badges and no social apps, so the phone only interrupts when you let it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost35
Phone away in conversation
Put the phone out of sight when someone starts talking to you
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost36
Quitting the news
Dropping the daily news cycle rather than trying to follow it more carefully
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost37
Reading history
Put the reading hours into what already happened rather than into forecasts
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost38
Reading philosophy before bed
Ending the day on a page or two of philosophy, then thinking it over before sleep
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost39
Saying I don't know
Admit uncertainty out loud instead of producing a plausible answer
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost40
Saying I get to instead of I have to
Swap one verb in your self-talk and the daily grind reads as a privilege
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost41
Saying I love you to friends
End calls with close friends the way family would, and mean it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost42
Staying put
Not switching jobs, fields or cities, so skills and trust keep compounding
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost43
Time in nature
Deliberate time outdoors among trees, water or open sky, most days
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost44
Uncomfortable conversations
Say out loud that the conversation will be hard before you start it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.45
Vegetable gardening
Growing food you then cook, on a plot, a raised bed or a balcony
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost46
Washing the dishes
Doing the dishes by hand after dinner as a fixed, screen-free end to the day
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.47
Weekly cheat meal
Six days of measured eating, then one planned meal with nothing off the menu
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost48
Work-life harmony
Treat work and home as feeding each other rather than as a strict trade-off
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - Habit$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.49
Working with a life coach
Regular sessions with a coach who sets priorities and holds you to them
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
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