things get stressful (I happen to take one too many projects at times!), I can keep my act mostly together and keep doing what I’m supposed to do, but at some point my body starts to send these random protest signals… So I figured if I make a list of things that help as a point of reference, I can come back to it and pick and use a few, ‘cause when stress comes memory fails too. _{Ah, I don’t have to explain, and you probably don’t care :)}

Anyway, here is a list, and it’s just begging for others’ input:
- Eight-hour sleeps
- Task cuts (as in cutting the unnecessary _{and some of the necessary})
- Long breakfasts
- Change _{even something as small as trying a new greeting style every morning, anything that breaks the 6-wall of routines.}
- Running
- Drinking water (especially if taken slowly)
- Taking a shower
- “Blank” naps _{There is probably a more proper name for it… the one that you take after you wake up and your mind is full of what you had to do and what you have to do, so you switch everything off and take 15 minutes away from everything.}
- Eating apples _{somehow it’s comforting, you know, the whole strategy that goes into eating an apple… starting from the equatorial orbit, then north pole, then south pole.}
- Kicking a soccer ball
- Pushing the driver’s seat back, half-lying, stretching the arms when driving
- Writing
- Talking about ideas and ideals
- Faking calm (I’m not sure how healthy this one is!)