Life has become fast-paced in no time. In earlier times, only a father figure of the family was burdened with multiple tasks. Today, everyone around us seems to be hooked up in multitasking. Naturally, such a busy and hectic lifestyle tends to invite stress.

Even if the positive things are taking place in our circle, we have somehow become immune to them. But the silver lining about all this is that it still lies in our power to completely de-stress ourselves. Here is how you can keep stress at bay and enjoy life:

Take a deep breath

The practice of taking deep breaths dates back to hundreds of years and still works like magic. Perhaps you might have noticed; when we are overwhelmed with stress, we automatically take shorter breaths. Once we start taking deep breaths, our body is tricked into interpreting that everything is beautiful regardless of the intensity of a situation.

The process goes, sit on the ground and make yourself comfortable. Close your eyes and fill your lungs with oxygen steadily. Now exhale it from your lungs entirely like we wring a wet piece of cloth until it does not drop water anymore.

2. Unplug gadgets

Technology has brought everything on our fingertips. Therefore, no sane mind can deny its worth.  However, it is also true that the overdose of social media, YouTube, and other suchlike platforms have driven the people towards the area of stress. It is essential for you to time to time power down your gadgets for your good.

A study unfolds that people who overuse their smartphone are likely to undergo FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). It triggers your mind to get anxious and forces you to be in touch with the events occurring in the online world. Give up using a smartphone now and then; it’s a simple fix to enjoy life.

3. Make friendship with nature

Sadly, our generation is losing touch with nature. That, too, at an alarming pace. The youth need to realize that embracing life is a much better way to let go of stress than taking anti-depression supplements.

There is something special about fresh morning, soothing air, bees buzzing and sounds of birds. They always tend to induce a sense of calmness and peace in our mind. Find the nearest park to your house and start experiencing all these things mentioned above.

If this is too much for you then at least plant a few trees in your own house. It is a well-documented fact that smelling plants is an antidote of depression and anxiety.

4. Take a brisk walk

Many people tend being engrossed in work and take an extended vacation every few months. Fair enough. But you don’t have to wait this long to de-stress yourself from routine work and responsibilities.

Experts of the opinion, it takes the human brain only twenty minutes to release endorphins and dopamine, aka feel-good hormones. Stop waiting for months now, hit on the road and knock out stress from your life without daily. Brisk walk works on stress as a bug killer works on bugs.

5. Take short naps

When you can’t find an apparent reason for your stress, lack of sleep could be the culprit. Not getting enough sleep leads to a mind full of anxiety. Irrespective of how busy your work-life may be, don’t let it take over your sleep.

It is not necessary that you must sleep for straight eight hours to dub yourself as “well-rested.” The quality of sleep matters more than quantity. Short, but quality naps, are essential to dispose of stress.  Correct sleep is also one of the best tips to stay healthy and fit.

6. Make the most of music

Over the decades, music is being used as a tool to release stress. There is an exhaustive list of philosophers, entrepreneurs, and successful people from all walks of life who emphasized music to restore the normal state of mind.

Imagine you are stressed because you had a bad day at the office. It could be because of the quarrel with your boss or an argument with a colleague. Listening good music will divert your mood from those ugly incidents, and everything will be normalized in a matter of a few songs.

7. Stop taking yourself too seriously

Bringing humor to your life can help you to bid farewell to stress. And humor begins from laughing on yourself, not others. As you start this practice, you will soon realize that most of the things you perceived serious about you were not that important. Better still, if you share laughter with others. Nobody can mock you or lower your self-esteem if you start laughing at yourself.

8. Speak to your pet

Sometimes people are overwhelmed with feelings, but they can’t express them to someone else. As a result, stress mounts over you. Writing your feelings down on a paper is a proven strategy to release stress. However, writing could be a time-consuming activity.

You can express everything to your pet as if you are speaking to a human. What’s more, pets can’t tell them to anyone. So no fear of your story getting sneaked out.

9. Do good to someone else

An act of kindness does not only help you in the afterlife, but it is also a great stress-buster in this world as well. Bringing a smile on one’s face can boost positive emotions in your personality. The act of kindness does not necessarily have to be larger than life. It could be as small as helping an elderly crossing the road.

10. Be grateful

Considering oneself, failure is one of the leading causes of stress. However, nobody is a failure. Everyone is blessed with something or the other. It’s just a matter of recognition and practicing gratitude. Sit down and start listing what you should be grateful for and say good-bye to your stress in the easiest possible way.

Final thoughts

Historically, this is the most stressed-out generation the world has ever known. Almost every other person is plunged into anxiety and finding it hard to live a healthy life. Although, where there is will, there is a way. Adopting the above habits in your daily life, you can immediately get rid of stress.