STRESS RELIEVER 436. Smell the Roses Take a break to take in your surroundings using all five senses. What can you see from your desk? What can you hear? What can you smell? What can you feel? What can you taste?1 437. Open a “Window” Look longingly out a window. If you’re in an office with few views of the outdoors, setup a webcam outside and livestream it to an internal website for people to use as their “window.”2 438. Grow Life 3 Get a plant. Water it. Care for it. Talk to it. 439. Make It a Dog Day Take a break to play with a pet; if you don’t have one, stop by a friend’s house or a dog park. 1 If you have the Sixth Sense, maybe avoid telling people and freaking them out. 2 This was done by some of my geeky friends at P&G. I wish I still had that view. 3 There is some truth to talking to plants to help them grow. Scientists speculate it’s either because of the carbon dioxide or plants responding to the vibration of sound. 222