How to Calm Your Mind
Use This Proven Practice Daily to Handle Wild Times With Grace
After a year of physical lockdowns and social meltdowns, a lot of people are exhausted, frazzled, and on the brink of burnout. More than ever, one of the best things you can do is learn to calm your mind.
I’m going to share a great and simple method. As soon as you’re done reading, you can close your laptop, turn off your phone (ok fine, airplane mode), and try what I’m about to suggest.
Recently I posted about the dangers of information overload and how to avoid it by shifting from consuming to creating, especially through writing.
Writing is a great way to calm your mind by cutting off info inputs and giving yourself a chance to process what you’ve already taken in.
But, it still involves a lot of mental activity, which uses up a LOT of energy.
In stressful times, your body constantly pumps out stress hormones like cortisol to keep you at the top of your game.
Cortisol is kind of like that party-go-lucky friend you like to hang out with once in a while because it’s always a good time.
