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The Checklists Strategy: How to Reduce Stress and Calm Your Mind
Don’t underestimate this simple, effortless, yet powerful technique.
My school teacher did something that stuck with me over the years.
After every class, she would take a sheet and tick something. Curious to as what it was, I inquired. “Oh, these are just the lessons I need to teach you all. Since I teach multiple classes, I keep forgetting.”, she said, showing me a sheet with a list of check-boxes.
The kid in me was fascinated. I went home and made similar lists for the subjects I was studying. It’s been a decade, but this practice stuck with me through school, university, work, and even writing.
Creating a checklist is effortless but has been keeping me calm, less stressed, and more mindful. Let me tell you how to build the practice for the essential things in your life.
How to Use Checklists to Reduce Your Work-Life Stress
I had the habit of building checklists since childhood. Naturally, at work, I started making checklists for everything possible. I didn’t realize how helpful it was until my colleagues pointed it out.
No matter how attractive your work is, there’s a part that is merely routine for…
