Realistic approach to prevent stress during a hectic week:

✅ 1. Plan ahead (but keep it flexible)

• Block out time on your calendar for both tasks and breaks.

• Prioritize 1–3 must-do tasks per day, and treat the rest as optional if time permits.

✅ 2. Schedule micro-breaks

• Even 5-minute pauses to stretch, breathe, or grab water help reset your focus.

• Set a timer if you tend to forget breaks.

✅ 3. Practice saying no

• If new tasks come up, ask yourself: Is this urgent and important? If not, postpone or delegate.

✅ 4. Support your basics

• Try to get enough sleep (even 6–7 hours is better than skipping).

• Eat balanced meals — avoid skipping food, since low blood sugar fuels stress.

• Hydrate; dehydration makes you more anxious.

✅ 5. Use quick stress relief tools

• Deep breathing (e.g., 4 counts in, 4 counts out)

• Short walks

• Brief stretching

• Listening to a calming playlist

✅ 6. Keep perspective

• Remind yourself this is one week, not your entire life.

• If you drop a ball, it’s not the end of the world — you can recover.

✅ 7. Reflect & adjust

• At the end of each day, take 5 minutes to review what worked and what didn’t. Adjust for tomorrow