Lowering Tolerance for Stress

It's funny how in this day and age we admire people who can handle large amounts of stress and those of us who have a "high tolerance for stress". Why on earth would we look up to those people?! They are usually the people who are stressed all the time, myself included. Instead, Carlson advices people to not allow themselves not to be overly stressed, by not wanting to be able to handle lots of stress.

When you feel yourself becoming overwhelmed, stop what you are doing and go for a walk or take a short break. This will help your mind to refocus and reduce that sudden feeling of being stressed. In general, people function much better and have more fun when their stress level is low. It makes a lot of sense, but much easier said than done!