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Prioritize meditation

If you already have a mindfulness practice, skip to the next tip. Everyone else, listen up: Sitting still is powerful, and it isn’t just for Buddhists. Even if I’m barely awake, holding to my daily meditation practice bolsters my ability to stay calm in chaotic situations. Because mindfulness and meditation practice sound simple but often aren’t, I subscribe to the Just One Thing newsletter by Rick Hanson, PhD, researcher and author of Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time (New Harbinger, 2011).