Acknowledge that you can do anything in a mechanical, automated way, or you can be awake and aware of what you’re doing. This brings you out of waking sleep, and it is also what will bring you out of stress.

7. Avoid giving team members things to ruminate about.

5. Clarify who actually owns the problem.

When dealing with a partner, ask yourself, “Did my partner actually ask me to solve this problem for her?” If the answer is no, then stop “helping” so much.

The easiest way to stay in the present is to connect with your senses.

Being bored with something is in part a decision you’ve made about it, although how quickly you become bored is in part hardwired, depending on where you are on the continuum from extravert to introvert.

6. Teach your teams how to use SBI Feedback.

Changing toxic achieving behavior is made more difficult by its success in getting tasks done, which makes it much easier to justify.

When you catch yourself thinking about something, stop and ask yourself, “Am I reflecting in a positive or neutral way, or am I ruminating and making myself stressed?”