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Do I …?
Start the day right!
1. Do I get up at a different time every day? Yes
No
2. Do I tend to dread getting up?
Wake up on the right side of the bed!
How can this help? A study by Rothbard and Wilks in 2011 found that the mood we have at the start of the day has a cascading effect on the rest of the day.46 Starting in a negative mood leads to higher stress. A positive mood at the start of the day is associated with many benefits, such as more articulate speech, greater effectiveness at work and even better grammar, as well as reduced stress.
Consider your responses Some people love mornings; others find it hard to drag themselves out of bed. If you find them difficult, you are nearer your stress threshold even before anything happens. If you find ways to manage that, then you can set up your whole day better. To do. I will …
36 50 Ways to Manage Stress
Yes
No
3. Do I find mornings are a chaotic rush? Yes
No
4. Do I usually leave home in a rush? Yes
No
5. Do I leave a lot of time yet somehow end up rushing? Yes
No
See also Ways 9, 18, 23