Do your best to carve out a few minutes every day to do nothing, just be quiet and present with your thoughts. If you do this, it can help you to better regulate your emotions and be more creative, productive, and healthy. https://whyy.org/segments/why-stillness-is-crucial-for-your-brain-during-this-pandemic/?fbclid=IwAR1woVkPPPvnY0cNKO-j1Q2eTYMQO9GGMmp_atUVCO2Cw2JAsKMttA_3vO4
Mindfulness strategy: https://www.npr.org/2020/02/03/802347757/a-conversation-with-tara-brach-mindfulness-tools-for-big-feelings?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2TNDR_1wirwGtC7rVargtBgzRvsAD_qi-xHriWgp7r9FJltQUd_iC6Rt0
The famous marshmallow test has been updated: “Our findings suggest that an intervention that alters a child’s ability to delay, but fails to change more general cognitive and behavioral capacities, will probably have very small effects on later outcomes.” Read the complete article here.