Why You’re So Stressed - 6 Daily Habits To Reduce Stress and Anxiety For Busy People

Get 25% off Blinkist premium and enjoy 2 memberships for the price of 1! Start your 7-day free trial by clicking here: https://blinkist.com/liamporritt When I’ve got too much to do, I start to get stressed. And then I think of the plans I have to see friends all weekend - I start to think that I'd rather just stay at home, because I’m really fricking tired already, and I get anxious about making myself more tired. And then I think about the fact I haven’t been to the gym in 2 weeks and have no food in my flat and have forgotten to buy my brother a birthday present - stress. Stress. Like, serious stress 🤯 Stress and anxiety are facts of life as a human. They are products of our evolutionary history, and in the modern world, they kinda suck a lot of the time. Stress can be good - it can get us ready to perform to our maximum potential. But long-term stress - the kind that builds up over days, weeks and months - is a problem. This video is about taking long-term stress and anxiety seriously, as a mental state that has negative impacts on both the brain and the rest of the body. And then it’s about the 6 practical habits I’ve discovered and use every day to cope with and alleviate stress and anxiety. There’s no magical cure, but hopefully next time you feel yourself getting stressed out for more than a day or two, you’ll remember some of these techniques and slowly start to regain control of your mind and body 🤗 00:00 I've been struggling with stress 00:52 The impact of stress on our health 01:28 The science of why humans get stressed 03:56 The first step to a healthier mind 04:35 Habit 1: Distill fact from fiction 05:58 Blinkist 07:22 Habit 2: Address the root cause of your stress 08:32 Habit 3: Focus on permanence 10:10 Habit 4: Practice gratitude 10:55 Habit 5: Make time for yourself 11:48 Habit 6: Talk to people you trust 12:46 One-minute recap …………………………………………………. Menos - Minimalist, sustainable design (by Liam & Beth) Sign up to get pre-launch access to one of only 200 grey and 400 black Menos backpack, made from recycled plastic - https://wearemenos.com ✨ Beth and I have created Menos to bring minimalist, sustainable design to help us all boss the everyday. Follow Menos (@wearemenos on Instagram) - https://instagram.com/wearemenos …………………………………………………. Get The Done App & Other Productivity Apps - Completely Free For A Whole Year! https://growthbundle.com/referral/?referrer=Liam&referral-code=liamporritt&source=partner …………………………………………………. My Free Trello Masterclass 'More Focus, Less Stress - Build Your Ultimate Productivity System in Trello' is my FREE course (Trello is also FREE), which you can take by signing up for a free 2-week SkillShare trial: https://skl.sh/3h2XpV1 ... The course walks you through how to build your customised version of my insanely powerful (but simple) Trello productivity system (aka the app that keeps me focused for 10 hours per day!) 📱 …………………………………………………. About Me I'm a lawyer, part-time YouTuber, son, brother, startup founder, fiancé, black coffee drinker and plant dad. I graduated from Cambridge University (where I studied French and Spanish), topped my law school class and now work for a corporate law firm in London as a trainee solicitor (which takes up a lot of my time)! Around that, I'm a big fan of discovering new ways of thinking, of balancing work with life, and of performing to the very best of my ability. Ohh, and being happy. And I try to share all that on this YouTube channel 😀 Fun fact: I believe we massively overplay the role of “natural talent” 😮 AND… I also believe that TOGETHER, WE ARE ALL CAPABLE OF POSITIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY AND SUCCESS. 📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/liam.porritt/ 🌍 My little kingdom – https://liamporritt.com …………………………………………………. Disclaimer: Information, views and opinions depicted in this video are my own. Information visible on screens or in documents does not relate to my work as a lawyer for clients. …………………………………………………. Thanks so much to Blinkist for sponsoring this video 😀