How to Keep Your Cool in Stressful Travel Situations
| October 13, 2015
Accept What You Can and Cannot Change
While you’re traveling, it’s important to understand what situations you can control and which ones you can’t. For example, if your plane is delayed and you have to sit on the runway for two extra hours, there’s really nothing you can do in that situation. Once you realise that there’s nothing you can do, you can relax and be patient. Recline your seat and watch a movie to make the time go faster.
If you spend the two hours feeling unhappy and stressed you will end up being miserable, if you spend them watching a movie you will be relaxed and entertained. The hours are going to pass anyway and there’s not much you can do about that – so why not pass them in a comfortable and relaxed state?
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