I guess many would have heard before the half glass full or empty citation, which has become one of the favourite quotes to differentiate your personality.
But have you seen the latest video that also uses a half glass of water as the metaphor? This is really an interesting one!
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A psychologist paced around a room as she spoke about managing stress to an audience. She raised a glass of water. Everyone expected she would ask the classic question: "Is the glass half empty or half full?"
But instead, she smiled. "How heavy is this glass of water?" she asked. The audience's guesses ranged between 100 and 500 grams.
She replied, "The actual weight of this glass has no real significance. What does matter is how long I hold the glass. If I hold it for a minute, it doesn't feel so heavy. If I hold it for an hour, I'll eventually start cramping up in my arm. If I hold it for a whole day, my arm would probably numb up and feel paralyzed. In each case, the glass' weight doesn't change - but the longer I hold, the heavier it gets."
She continues: "Stress and anxiety are like a glass of water. If we stress about things for a short while, nothing happens. If we think about them a little longer, it starts to hurt. If we think about them all day, we will feel paralyzed - unable to do anything."
It's important to remember to let go of whatever stresses you.
So ... every evening, as early as possible, put away the stress you may have carried during the day. Don't carry things throughout the evening and into the night.
Remember to put down your glass of water.
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After reading through the video, it indeed remind me again that sometimes we cannot control on the stresses that come bouncing to us, but we can control when to roll it away.
If we have the time brooding about something we cannot control, then why not use the same time to focus on something that we can control on? (Hhmm, seems like someone had said that to me, too)
So, by end of everyday, remember to down your glass of water!
