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became who they are, how they found success, battled failures and how they ended up here,

talking to me. My name is Arya Hawani and my dilemma is I feel like I get too anxious too often.

Man, I wish I had a solution for this and I wish it weren't such a common refrain for so many

people right now because, you know, regular life has enough reason for anxiety but when you add

on the pandemic and being stuck at home and the frustration with political happenings, the fear of

big picture ills facing the country and the world and then all of a sudden just existing with all

that everyday feels like going through a gauntlet. All I can suggest is what the experts recommend

and what works for me. Number one, plan ahead. I feel much less anxious and overwhelmed when I

map out my week and instead of just using a calendar which I've done for a long time, lately I've

started opening an email draft and writing each day of the week with an hour by hour plan.

Meetings, calls, work to be done, etc. It obviously gets me ready for the scheduled stuff but it also

keeps me stressing about not using my free time well because I've got a list of accomplished

mints and things I need to get done and I use those to fill in any gaps in the day if I have them

and I get much less anxious about whether I was productive. Number two, meditation. I didn't

really buy into it until I read the science behind it and now I understand the benefits

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