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Stress

How to manage stress: Robert Sapolsky on what makes it heavier

Most stress tips work on your nerves. Sapolsky and the research point at the load: sort what's open, share what isn't yours, give each day an end.

October 30, 2026 · 12 min read

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The yes-damn effect: why next week's yes feels free

Ashley Whillans on why a yes to next Saturday comes so easily, what the research adds, and a short line to try before the next yes.

Short readOctober 30, 2026 · 3 min read

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Feeling overwhelmed? Emma McAdam on getting it out of your head

When everything is open at once, everything feels urgent. Put it all on one page, mark each item now, later, drop or hand off, and circle the one to start.

October 30, 2026 · 12 min read

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Why small things stress you out: the last drop in the glass

German psychologist Leon Windscheid on daily hassles as drops that add up, what a diary study adds, and how to see the whole glass at once.

Short readOctober 30, 2026 · 3 min read

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How to relax after work: give your day an end point first

Switching off isn't willpower. Write what's unfinished and when you'll do it, close work, and step into something of your own. What the research found.

October 30, 2026 · 13 min read

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Bad stress is when you can't adapt: act, or drown?

French psychiatrist Dominique Servant on telling useful stress from the harmful kind, and why the answer is a small action, not pushing through.

Short readOctober 30, 2026 · 3 min read

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How to say no at work when you're already overloaded

When others set what lands on you, sorting harder won't shrink it. Say "not now" with a when, raise the workload with a proposal, and know your rights.

October 30, 2026 · 13 min read

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Multitasking and stress: one thing at a time, done or parked

Italian psychologist Luca Mazzucchelli on why doing several things at once adds to overload, what the research says, and a simpler way through a full day.

Short readOctober 30, 2026 · 3 min read

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Mental load: why helping out isn't the same as sharing it

Tasks can be shared while the noticing, planning and remembering stay with one person. What the research found, and how to hand over one whole thing.

October 30, 2026 · 12 min read

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Social support and stress: Sapolsky's pick, and its catch

Asked which buffer against stress matters most, Robert Sapolsky picked social support, then explained why the real thing is hard to find.

Short readOctober 30, 2026 · 3 min read

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Caregiver stress: sharing the load when someone relies on you

Caring for a parent or partner adds a load you can't schedule. What carer support studies found, what you can ask for in your country, and one step to start.

October 30, 2026 · 13 min read

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Box breathing vs 4-7-8: is there a right count for stress?

German psychologist Ulrich Ott calls fixed breathing counts a bit of number magic. What the trials say, and the one breath worth keeping.

Short readOctober 30, 2026 · 3 min read

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No time for yourself? Why the basics go first on heavy days

On heavy days sleep, meals, movement and friends get cut first, just when they matter most. Why it happens, and how to protect the smallest version of one.

October 30, 2026 · 12 min read

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Box breathing when it all lands at once: a brake, then sort

One slow breath out buys you a minute, not a fix. What breathing studies found, why box breathing isn't magic, and the sort for when it all lands.

October 30, 2026 · 11 min read

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Good stress vs bad stress: Alia Crum on reading the surge

The short stress surge is how you meet a demand. What wears you down is load with no refill. Alia Crum, Kelly McGonigal and the trials on reframing stress.

October 30, 2026 · 12 min read