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Growth Zones

Sometimes we have to do tasks that are a bit boring and cannot meet our

needs. Being able to tolerate boring tasks and keep our attention going is

therefore a really important skill in life.

We talked about two main ways you can help yourself to focus even when

things are really boring or difficult:

1. Chunk the task up & reduce the cortisol. Do a few questions or 10

minutes then stop. Time yourself for a 3 minute break. During this break,

the job is to reduce the cortisol which may have built up in your body

when you were coping with the boring task. Exercise is a good way to

drain out some cortisol – 3 minutes jumping on the trampoline, running

around the garden, digging up weeds, dancing to a song, cuddling the

cat, or 3 minutes of doing a bead picture.

2. Extend your Tolerance Control:

See next page.