11/05/2026
Dealing with stress.
I'm currently undertaking a social experiment where I ask 1,000 people one question and then collate the findings and share the learnings at workplaces and at conferences.
Here's a sneak peek of the initial responses to the question: How do you deal with stress?
Before reading what others say, it's a good question to ask yourself.
The sample size so far: 50 responses. Only 950 to go ;)
Here's what's being said:
* Not very well or I don't
* Exercise
* Avoid and ignore it
* Lean into it
* Alcohol and drugs
* Talking it out with others
* Compartmentalise
* Get used to it and keep moving
* Change and do something fun or enjoyable (eg. a hobby)
* Do the smallest possible thing to mitigate it
One person gave an insightful response: When you catch yourself stressing (and the noticing is what we train in practice), you can intercept and course correct...at any point in time.
In times of stress, she asks herself these two questions:
* Is everything ok right now?
* If I didn't have this thought, what would life be like?
Looking forward to sharing more insights as the experiment continues.