Gallup says 79% Americans in a recent survey said they experienced stress frequently (44%) or sometimes (35%) in their daily lives.
Just 17% said they were stressed rarely and a lucky 3% who said never.
59% say they lack the time to do what they want.
That’s in a world with more tools, more devices, more apps designed to make life easier.
Children and work are the reasons.
Women feeling more stressed than men because they still carry disproportionate childrearing workloads although men and women equally think they don’t have enough time to do what they want.
Older people (above 50) feel less stress from childrearing.
Stress is also impacting Millennials in a bigger way than previous generations. They have high expectations, want to do more, have had fewer employment opportunities and even though they are connected through social media, they are suffering from being too connected and unable or unwilling to separate from their devices.
Balance trumps stress.
There is no such thing as good multi-tasking.
Reclaiming life by disconnecting more from phones and mobile devices is a good start.
And Millennials are beginning to have the conversation about being less connected even as older generations are staying more connected.
Phones are tools not a way of life.
Children are the responsibility of all parents in their lives not predominantly one.
Saying no is the gift that busy, well-intentioned people should give themselves to reduce stress.
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