You're More Stressed Than Ever - Let's Change That

When it comes to willpower, it’s best to avoid situations where it’s required and the same goes for stress - the best thing to do is all together avoid the environments that are unproductively stressful. Certainly there will be times where this isn’t possible and that’s where reframing the stressor comes in. For me I find it helpful to view the stressor as a challenge to overcome or simply take a step back and recognize that ultimately this isn’t that important.

Daniel Kahneman coined the term the focusing illusion which states that nothing in life is as important as you think it is while you’re thinking about it. Reminding myself of this makes it much easier to understand the ephemeral nature of any particular stressor.