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Stress Is Hurting You! 5 Proven Steps To Reverse Its Effects: Deepak Chopra

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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Creativity: The Antidote To Stress

Stress is resistance to existence in the moment. Shifting from the experience to the awareness in which the experience is happening allows one to be independent of it. The eight limbs of yoga are about shifting identity from assumed self to fundamental self. Social media reinforces confusion of identity by associating importance with avatars. Resigning from the battle of avatars and reclaiming peace can be achieved through creativity. Creativity is the opposite of determinism and disrupts the algorithm of life. Fundamental creativity involves a death of context, meaning, relationship, and story. Imagination can be the source of stress or creativity, with the latter being the best use. This includes original breakthroughs in science, art, and innovation. Choosing creativity over repeating the past is the antidote to stress.

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