{"id":5407,"date":"2011-10-23T10:31:42","date_gmt":"2011-10-23T17:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/2011\/10\/23\/"},"modified":"2021-05-23T17:00:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T00:00:27","slug":"proactive-steps-manage-stress-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2011\/10\/proactive-steps-manage-stress-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Proactive Steps Manage Stress Best"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Frazzled mind? This recent issue of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article.cfm?id=fight-the-frazzled-mind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scientific American<\/a><\/em> affirms what GTD implementers already knew. Proactive steps such as planning and delegating are the best way to manage stress.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Fight the Frazzled Mind:<\/p>\n<p>Proactive Steps Manage Stress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article.cfm?id=fight-the-frazzled-mind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5409\" title=\"stress\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2011\/10\/stress.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A new study suggests that preventive, proactive approaches are the most helpful\u2014and that our stress management IQ is painfully low<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proactive steps such as planning and delegating are the best way to manage 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