How to stay Stressed

Here is some good advice of what not to do to avoid stress! Does any of this sound familiar, hum?

Set impossibly high standards for yourself

Compare yourself only with the great masters of the ages

Condemn your mistakes and imperfections without mercy

Identify the outcome of every project as an assessment of
your value as a human being

Worry obsessively about factors beyond your control

View your work not as commitment but as a burden to resent

Take all criticism as absolute truth and take it all personally

Don't exercise

Eat anything at all, anytime you want

Avoid all meditation, relaxation, and quiet time

Smoke; Drink; Use stimulants; Take drugs

Never listen to good music

Stay disorganized

Take on too much

Rate everything as critically important

Ignore support networks

Don't ask for help

Eliminate your sense of humor

Stay in the victim position

Take no responsibility for your behavior

Exploit the friendship of others for your short-term advantage

When in doubt, blame someone else

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