Our whole life consists to a greater extent of anxiety and worries. If you feel like stress is in control of your life, you need to do your best to break this vicious circle. You need to learn how to actively relax and live a fulfilling life, free from worries and anxieties. Living a carefree life means living for your own pleasure, without letting your worries get the best of you. Learn how to learn how to manage stress, stay active, and stay carefree in this article.
Steps
Part 1 of 3: Lead an active lifestyle
Step 1. Distinguish between work and leisure time
Life doesn't have to be boring. If you want to learn to live carefree, it's important to make time for fun. As a rule, we plan our day depending on work or study. Most of us do this. However, there should be some leisure time in your schedule as well. Therefore, when drawing up your schedule, do not forget about it.
Since our life consists of many different things, from time to time it may be tempting to use our free time to solve these matters. Resist this temptation. Instead, start planning recreational activities. For example, plan a fishing trip next weekend, or take your spouse out on a date. Make sure to take some time to relax
Step 2. Chat with interesting people
Surround yourself with people you enjoy talking to. Connect with people who make your life easier and more fun. If you want to be a lighthearted person, it is very important to communicate with people with similar goals. You should be attracted to such people, because it is easy and pleasant to communicate with them.
Don't let the whiners drag you down. Connect with people who can be supportive in difficult times and with whom you can enjoy your time. Very soon you will become like them, because such a position in life is contagious
Step 3. Treat your daily chores as fun adventures
Even casual activities like shopping or driving time can be turned into an interesting pastime. If you're out and about on business, treat it like a big, fun adventure ahead. If you can't afford to spend a day in Hawaii diving, at least you can have a good time on public transport!
- Going to the grocery store? Make this activity more fun. For example, try taking five funny photos on your way to the store and send them to people you know you haven't spoken to in a long time. Just send them a picture and write, "Everything reminds me of you."
- Are you cleaning your house? Turn on the music and start dancing. Alternatively, you can rearrange each room.
Step 4. Walk more
According to some studies, vitamin D, which is produced mainly by exposure to sunlight, increases serotonin levels, which makes us feel less stressed and more carefree. Even if you don't need to go outside, do it. Breathe fresh air for 15 to 20 minutes every day. Your mood will improve significantly.
It's hard to call a person carefree if he just sits on the couch and watches TV. Don't fall into this trap. Force yourself to go outside and have an active time
Step 5. Exercise
Moderate exercise can significantly improve your mood. Plus, you will feel carefree. Runner's euphoria is a term used to describe the feeling of euphoria experienced by athletes during prolonged physical activity. If you want to lead a carefree life, exercise regularly.
- This is not to say that you should run a marathon. You can spend 30-40 minutes walking at a brisk pace. You can do this after work or in the morning before work.
- Play a team sport that you enjoy. Thanks to this, in addition to the benefits of exercising, you will be able to communicate with like-minded people, and you will also feel the excitement of competing with them.
Step 6. Take time to do nothing
We often plan our vacation in advance. However, if you want to be truly carefree, try doing pleasant things. For example, take a cup of your favorite drink in your hands and sit in the sun. Don't let others get in your way. Alternatively, you can read your favorite book while sitting on the couch with a hot cup of tea. Spend the day at the spa. Just relax and do nothing.
Part 2 of 3: Learn to manage stress
Step 1. Identify situations that trigger stress
Think of a few situations that are common for you that easily provoke stress. Write them down. Think about the people, places, and situations that make you nervous. Describe objectively all the details to understand what prevents you from leading a carefree life.
Who makes you nervous? Friend? Partner? Employee at work? Try to keep your interactions with these people to a minimum if you can't stop them completely
Step 2. Learn to prevent stress
After you have identified provoking situations, try to anticipate them in order to prevent them from occurring, if possible. Everyone is faced with stressful situations. However, learning to anticipate stressful situations can help you lead a carefree life.
- If you know that the day is going to be tough when you go to work, prepare yourself mentally for it. You shouldn't expect less. But this is not at all a reason to strain. Just focus on getting things done, you can handle everything.
- Write a list of situations that trigger stress in you and break it up. Think about stressful situations you have experienced recently. Write them down. Then tear the paper into small pieces or throw it into the fireplace or trash can. Or, alternatively, you can put it in your pocket. This leaflet will remind you to anticipate stressful situations in order to prevent them from occurring.
Step 3. Learn to control your anger
If someone annoys you or is not in the best mood, then you should not bypass this problem. Try to be polite and nice to the person who annoys you. The purpose of the conversation is not "winning" or "losing", but communicating with people. In time it will become second nature to you, you will communicate with other people without any problems.
If you are feeling annoyed, try following the “10 seconds” rule. For 10 seconds, don't say a word, just breathe deeply. Ignore if the person is looking at you. Say in a calm, even voice, "I don't want to get upset. Let's talk about this another time."
Step 4. Stop worrying about what other people think of you
You should be the only person you should strive to make a good impression on. Friends come and go, but we stay. If a person tells you that you need to change yourself in some way, you should not listen to his opinion if he does not play an important role in your life.
However, if someone gives you good advice, listen to him. If your close friends and family members advise you to change something in yourself, for example, to break with a bad habit, listen to their opinion
Step 5. Love your looks
This does not mean that you need to spend all your free time in a beauty salon or buy expensive shoes. If you want to lead a carefree lifestyle, learn to accept yourself for who you are. You are a unique person. Treat your appearance as a unique and expensive gift.
If your weight is less than ideal, you can either accept it or work to get slimmer. If you are tall, you should not consider this feature as a disadvantage. Think of it as an advantage. For example, you can easily reach the top shelf or see more than other people
Part 3 of 3: Lead a carefree lifestyle
Step 1. Do what you want to do
If you do something because you want to do it, you will more easily handle the task at hand. If you do something because you have to do it, for example, go to work or the gym, then you are unlikely to be able to approach the task lightly. If you treat each task as an opportunity, you will carry it out with great enthusiasm.
- If you want to change your attitude towards something, this process does not have to be difficult. If you want to do something, do it. If you don’t want to do something, try to look at the situation from a different angle, or simply don’t do it. Sometimes this is not difficult to do.
- Do you hate your job? You can quit and find another. Don't like the city you live in? Why not move to another one? If something is getting in the way of your carefree life, be prepared to make the necessary changes.
Step 2. Make yourself smile and laugh
While this may sound silly, you will become a happier person when you smile at others and they will respond in kind to you. In addition, you will experience happiness if you laugh. Laugh if something makes you laugh, even if people around you don't see it funny.
Being carefree doesn't mean you have to laugh all the time. There are situations where this is inappropriate. For example, you shouldn't laugh at funerals or memorial dinners. Be considerate
Step 3. Try to look at things without seriousness
Just look out the window and try to see something funny. For example, think of yourself as a person who lives in a small box that is connected to a system unit. Or think of the person walking the dog and then cleaning up the stool after it. How strange! Try to remember situations that made you laugh to tears or something pleasant that makes you smile.
Step 4. Think about the future without focusing on the past
Worrying about your past mistakes adds stress. Instead, remember that life has many opportunities in store for you. So what if others don't like you? Over time, a person's personality changes. Plus, you can find new friends who love and respect you. You can move to another country, make new friends, learn to think in a new language, and become a different person.
Advice
- Try to relax and smile. Think about something that will make you happy. Enjoy life!
- Of course, no one can lead a completely carefree life, since we are all dependent on someone and have to take care of someone's needs. An example is a child and a loving mother.
- Be a positive person and only positive situations will happen to you.