Myself and a friend were speaking just days ago and somewhere during the conversation, he blurted "stress wan finish me!" Not giving him a minute, I said too, "..we all are. It's our national cake."
UnsplashTruth is, we're all stressed. And the first step to a decline in our lives is mental, which may likely be a result of stress.
The past weeks before this, I had quite a lot on my plate. Somehow, I had been able to joggle all of them. But you know that with handling too much, which should otherwise be worked on at a time, requires dedication and input; physical, mental, otherwise.
It was not exactly too easy since I treated all of them as priority. Was almost a workout.
The days were so jam-packed with things that needed to be done and sometimes, with tasks spilling into the next day. I needed to be present here too. And although I did not put out many contents, the ones I did took much effort.
Too many goodies were being announced here on hive but i could barely participate, as my workload was spilling over. Had too many "why are you not doing this and that on hive" question. I'm sure my answers were not convincing enough to those who asked.
And for me tho, I don't ever tell anyone that I am stressed because I do not exactly feel like it. Or maybe I am used to working at the pace that I do and it just feels the normal. Or, maybe, too, I have created a workaround for my activities that has been helpful. I don't know which.
Notwithstanding, I can say that, in recent times, the.major cause of stress to me has been school and life outside of school.
Having to deal with moving around school, handling school work, studying, preparing for everyday, making room for other activities, maximizing time and even thinking and working on my finances can be draining.
I also have to do what I have to do here cause this place has been very much helpful to me.
In making sure I stay sane, I first have made sure to make daily schedules which are backed by occasional time reminders. And at the end of each day, I go through them and take note of my progress.
Second, there's always a hierarchy. For the purpose of doing things with achieving excellence in the end, I've had to put on hold some other ventures to later dates. A lot to be done but what is most important gets the attention.
Not the least, but I make sure to unwind. When I can no longer feel myself, I do any of the things that fills me with so much excitement and energy. Whilst not forgetting the benefits of some good, sound sleep.
I don't think it is possible that we can totally eradicate stress because at every point in our lives, we would be engaged in one activity which will take a toll on us. We just learn to wade through it.
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