The Mayo Clinic Guide

To Stress-Free Living

2013 Edition, ISBN 978-0-7382-1712-3, by Amit Sood

  1. The Brain and the Mind - An overview of the aspects of the mind that lead to stress and worry.
    1. Rumination
  2. Attention - The necessity and nature of conscious, direct attention toward some things and not others.
    1. Mood Steering - Notes on bootstrapping a day correctly.
  3. The Toolkit - Practices that directed attention should employ and develop.
    1. Gratitude
    2. Compassion
    3. Acceptance
    4. Higher Meaning
    5. Forgiveness
  4. Tribe - Healthy approaches to developing a circle of friends, family, etc.
    1. Merits further study in time.
  5. Notes on relaxation and meditiation.