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How To Survive Christmas
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
|December 2020
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… but let’s be honest, it can also be quite stressful. This month, clinical psychologist linda blair gives us her top tips on how to survive christmas
DON’T START PLAYING THE CHRISTMAS MUSIC TOO EARLY.
Research suggests that when you hear a song for the first time, it’s more challenging than enjoyable because your brain has to figure it out. After a time, you come to love it because you know it, but then if you hear it too often, the song becomes irritating. That’s what happens with Christmas music. It can become really draining.
COMMUNICATION IS KEY.
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