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Re:Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess? by marban on Monday April 19, 2021 @01:55AM (#26859457)
- Early to bed, at least 7h of sleep

- Daily 60-90min workout first thing in the morning

- One day every ~14 days without Internet

- Turn off inbound info streams as much as possible

- Write down the three most important things of the day on a piece of paper

- Get rid off any to-do list if possible

- Get a hobby that involves working with your hands

- 15min walk after lunch

- Make room for an hour of fun, low mental-load every day

- Check your diet; Get enough fat in the morning, protein for lunch, carbs in the evening

- Supps to try: Tyrosine, KSM-66, Tryptophane, Phosphatidylserine

Re:Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess? by axljjn on Monday April 19, 2021 @02:23AM (#26859620)
Definitely going to try walking. It helped the times I do it. I just forget to do it. Any reason why you picked those supplements?
Re:Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess? by marban on Monday April 19, 2021 @02:48AM (#26859759)
For lowering Cortisol.
Re:Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess? by victorantos on Monday April 19, 2021 @02:12AM (#26859547)
carbs in the evening?! I would say for breakfast mainly or until lunch time.
Re:Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess? by marban on Monday April 19, 2021 @02:14AM (#26859563)
Not if you want to get better sleep
Re:Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess? by axljjn on Monday April 19, 2021 @02:26AM (#26859637)
Thankfully I don’t have trouble sleeping. I can’t imagine how miserable I’d be otherwise.
Re:Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess? by rojeee on Monday April 19, 2021 @04:28AM (#26860288)
Are you sure you actually sleep well? Not trying to wind you up but usually if people sleep well they can handle stress much better - sleep builds resilience for us. I'd try a "good" sleep tracker if you don't already have one to see how performant your sleep actually is. If your sleep _is_ good then I would focus on improving resilience through meditation, exercise and mindfulness (live in the moment, recognise you cannot control some situations etc). Cheers
Re:Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess? by axljjn on Monday April 19, 2021 @02:58PM (#26866621)
I'm sure. I always look forward to sleeping. Got to to work on the mindfulness for sure though.
Re:Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess? by rojeee on Monday April 19, 2021 @05:34PM (#26868194)
That’s good!
Re:Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess? by axljjn on Monday April 19, 2021 @02:22AM (#26859608)
I agree. I typically do carbs in the morning to absorb whatever caffeine I take in. It helps with managing stomach acid.