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5 Ways to Stop Stressing and Become Happier and More Confident

5 Ways to Stop Stressing and Become Happier and More Confident

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Clarify Your Goals, or Set New Ones — Don't just go along with the same routine every day, because the same routine will produce the same worries. Changing things up will help you generate new ideas. Rossman advises against jumping into those new ideas right away, and suggests striving for a great quantity of new ideas rather than trying to come up with the perfect one (which would just generate worry). After some time, which will be different for everyone, pick the best option and affirm it. Make a plan. And don't worry about it. **SPECIAL REPORT:** See Healthland's Full Guide to Life in 2011Getty Images

January 3, 2011 6:37 AM EST

Stress is unavoidable, but there are ways to lessen the burden. Here, some proven methods from Dr. Martin Rossman, author of the new book The Worry Solution.

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