Saturday, 4 April 2015

How To Reduce Stress When Caught In Morning Traffic

By Aimee Schwartz


City life has opened up a lot of opportunities to have fun and socialize with people. But as they say every pros have their own corresponding set of cons. Same goes of the life in the city. While convenience is served, there are also daily issues that are giving us discomfort.

Cities are busy places. Major business transaction are done in there. NY traffic is among those common issues that is pestering a lot of people especially during mornings. Who would not get annoyed when its taking too much of our time spent at doing nothing. In the first place, who wants to get stuck on a road under the rising heat of the sun.

You can all get disappointed for all you want and the fact would not change that traffic will still be there. So rather than spend your precious time getting pissed, why not do something that can help you alleviate the stress. Take a look at the following, simple, yet effective means on how to block of stress while being stuck on the road.

Tune in your favorite playlist and sing with it. One of the most common, but still effective, means of getting comfortable and less annoyed in your seat is by listening music. You must have a stash of your favorite selection. Play them on your car and allow yourself to be carried away by the lyrics of the song. Rather then focusing on how hassle the traffic is, singing along with your favorite music can be real fun.

Reading. Whether its a light novel that you have not yet finished or a magazine you want to check out, it might help if you bring a copy in your car. You can open it later and do random read while waiting.

Grab a quick bite. One of the common practice when one is in a hurry is to skip breakfast. Well we do have this thing that says how important this meal is for the rest of the day. So rather than skip it and suffer a bad mood caused by an empty stomach, why not grab a waffle for instance and munch it when you are caught in a traffic. You can treat it as a break from driving.

Savor the awesome treat of coffee. Of course, your meal will not be complete with the absence of a great drink. On a morning rush, coffee is one of the top picks. Buy a good one from shops along the way. You can then have a drink while waiting for the cars to starts moving again.

Be grateful for the scenes. Just because New York is flooded with buildings and skyscrapers does not mean that it is no longer beautiful and worth the look. Its a matter of perception. Sometimes, all it takes for you to appreciate the city is to really savor its look. Look around and find whats good in it. This is effective for shutting off those negative thoughts.

You may have your own list on how to counter stress while on the road. If you have not yet tried these things, feel free to do it next time. Do you have anything you think would be effective on this scenario. Feel free to share them with us.




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