stress management can truly be a mountain for some folks, these are some good ways to help cope with stress. 

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Stress, especially in post-secondary education, is something that many students as well as instructors have a hard time with. I mostly engage in my stressors with temporary relief, whether it is junk food or procrastination at home. By adhering to a strict schedule and developing a checklist for reducing stressors, I plan to see better results in the near future. The one major stress reducer in my life is conversing with my folks. It never ceases to surprise me how much talking to family members can help reduce the pains of stress!

In my opinion, a lot of stress comes down to time management and also expectations. There is the expectation that the teacher can carry the student to success and while that may be true for many students, it is impossible for you to provide what every student needs. Better time management has certainly helped reduce my stress levels already, and better preparation in regards to lecture will help ease a lot of the strain, but identifying and accepting the fact that you are human has done wonders for my mental health.

The recommendation for Google Groups is fantastic! I can't believe I never thought of that. Having a recorded space to go ahead and answer any questions and then using those as reference, even in lecture with old student posts, is a great way not only to direct discussion but log your progress as an instructor! I'd also like to mention here the importance of setting aside clerical time. So often we get lost in the day's currents and lose the critical role of administration. Giving myself an hour or two every day will definitely unburden the task.

Creating a to-do list with a numeric representation of priorities is a great way to manage time better. Normally, I fall into the category of immediacy or, if it could be procrastination, dilute a burdensome workload with other project's on behalf of others. While this does suffice, and I do manage to get things done on time, I am often constricted in the nth hour with little to no time for myself. There is this feeling of suffocation that I have a really hard time shaking and it puts a total on my mental health. However, reorganizing my tasks on… >>>

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