How I keep my peace
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So, how do I "keep my peace"?
First of all: I've always had a talent for ignoring people, funnily enough. Zoning out, shutting down the noise. Well, i say a "talent", but it's mostly just a thing that happens occasionally, whether i want it to or not. I've always been a bit prone to just sort of vanishing into my own world at times.
Anyways!
One thing that I like to do whenever things get particularly irritating is put on my headphones. I've got this pretty nice pair of sony headphones I got, i think two years ago? Anyways, they've got active noise canceling, which is quite helpful in drowning out the, well, noise.
Besides using them for the obvious utility of noise canceling, I've also just gotten used to wearing them. It's comforting, I guess. Back when I was still working from the office I used to wear them for pretty the whole 8 hours I was there. They helped me feel more comfortable in an otherwise unfamiliar environment. They also helped me ignore the fact that my boss was sitting literally one desk away, which didn't exactly help stress-wise lol. I don't know when it started, but I kind of carry them everywhere. It just feels weird not to. I don't quite remember when exactly I started the habit, but now I just kind of feel incomplete without them. Same thing for my backpack. Though the backpack is partially out of convenience. Whenever I don't have it with me, I always eventually end up encountering a situation that would've been easier had I just brought the backpack. But it does also just help me feel more comfortable. I've gotten really used to wearing the thing to the point where it now feels weird not to.
Music can also help a lot to quiet things down. Whenever the noise canceling isn't quite enough, I can just put on some speedcore and drown out all of the noise fairly easily.
I think another thing that helps out a lot are routines. When it comes to my day-to-day, I really appreciate them. I'm a very forgetful person, so knowing that something will always happen on the same day no matter what just kind of makes things easier for me. Whenever I have a one-off appointment scheduled in like, the middle of the day its usually the only thing that I can think about. I really don't like it when I can't just get stuff done immediately. I almost never actually get anything done immediately - I'm rather adept at procrastinating - but not having the option does really get on my nerves.
That's everything I can think of right now. I probably have a few subconscious habits or things that I use to calm down, but luckily it's been a while since I've really been in a position where I needed to "keep my peace", so to speak.
Thanks for reading!