calm
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Turn Hand-Washing Into A Mindful Experience
Hand-washing. It’s the 20-second chore that, up until the coronavirus came into our lives, many of us treated more like a four- or five-second chore. But now we know better and we’ve got the Happy Birthday song on an endless loop in our heads, which also is … not great. I came across a suggestion…
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Take A Deep Breath Before Tackling Challenging Financial Tasks
Think about the last time you sat down to finish a financial task. How did you feel before you logged in to your account, or took out your cheque book – stressed, frustrated or calm and collected?
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How Mental Health Apps Are Messing With Our Heads
Even before you download an app to help you meditate, or to manage your depression, it’s speaking to you. Apps’ marketing often implies that everyday stresses should be seen as mental health issues, and that you’re on your own (with the help of the app, of course) to fix whatever is wrong with you.
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Calm Down With These Stress-Free, Non-Violent Video Games
Inspired by games from the 2016 Self-Care Jam (which Kotaku mined for favourites), MetaFilter users recently named their favourite calming video games. Some will be familiar, but others are deep cuts by independent developers. Most aren’t for winning or losing, just exploring, interacting and existing. None of them force you to battle other players in…