The Now Habit

Three key ideas

1. 1Avoiding a task can bring quick relief from pressure or fear, but it can raise your stress later.
2. 2Pick a short focus period and a small first action. The goal is to begin, not to finish everything.
3. 3Replace vague pressure with a decision about when and how you will begin.

The five 2-minute lessons

1. 1.The relief loop
2. 2.Make the start manageable
3. 3.Turn pressure into a chosen start
4. 4.Unschedule the day you really have
5. 5.Review the facts, not the person

From the comic

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