They say a great hockey goaltender is the athlete who can forget about being scored upon immediately after it happens.

But that’s not how most of us recover from a series of setbacks that can ruin a day – we often let disturbing things marinate in our heads.

Cultivate a short memory for things that irritate

Focus on someone else – helping, talking or even just listening

We “restart” many times a day on our digital devices, don’t we deserve at least one restart when we’re having a challenging day.

If all else fails, write your top 3 irritating problems out and if that doesn’t do it remember that when people are asked to trade their problems for someone else’s they always prefer their own. 

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