Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Establish a morning ritual. Be mindful Don't multitask. Get regular exercise. Get creative. Try yoga or meditation. Interrupt the fight-or-flight response.

Answer: A great way to reduce stress and turbulence is to develop reliable, repeatable systems for your everyday life that keep you centered and reduce stress. If your days get off to a frantic start, make a conscious effort to slow things down in the morning. Get up a little earlier, make coffee, and include calming activities like yoga, meditation, or something else that you find relaxing. Make it a part of your day, every day. Identify what you would like to accomplish each morning, then customize your ritual to give you the time to do those things without rushing or added stress. of how you react to things. If you frequently find yourself getting worked up during everyday interactions, make it a habit to analyze your own responses. If someone cuts you off in traffic, pause a moment instead of laying on the horn and consider if your response will help the situation, or merely add to your stress. Study after study shows that multitasking is a less-efficient way of getting things done than focusing on a single activity, and constantly diverting your attention between multiple things is a surefire way to maintain anxiety rather than calm. Simple changes like leaving your phone in another room, or turning off email notifications can remove common temptations for distraction. Having a prioritized to-do list helps. Focus on completing your most important task before moving on to others. Keep in mind that recreation, exercise, or family time can be a "task" this isn't only about work. Not only is it good for your health, it is also shown to reliably reduce stress levels. If you can integrate exercise into your routine, do so. Even 20 minutes of moderate exertion can do wonders for you. You don't have find time for the gym to get the benefits of exercise. Get out of your desk chair and take a walk. Take the stairs rather than the elevator. Integrate soothing music or pleasant imagery into your post-exercise cool down. It will help maintain a sense of serenity as you get back to what you were doing. Creative activity, especially when you can work with your hands, is a fantastic way to keep your thoughts and days tranquil. You can lose yourself in your task, and gain a sense of accomplishment along the way. Woodworking, pottery, and knitting are great ways to engage your hands and mind in a focused, calming manner. Others find similar solace in art, be it painting, sculpture, or even writing. The kitchen can also be a place for creative handiwork. Baking, cooking, and even more specialized tasks like brewing can be great outlets for stress and creativity. The health benefits of both yoga and meditation are numerous and well-documented. Both endeavor to give you peace of mind and reduce stress, and yoga can also enhance your strength and flexibility. Yoga engages your parasympathetic nervous system, prompting a "relaxation effect." Both yoga and meditation have the added benefit of being relatively simple to do just about anywhere. Try a few simple poses in a free moment at work, or in your bedroom just after your rise in the morning to help smooth out your day. Your body's instinctive reaction to stress and danger, the "fight-or-flight" response, is a fine evolutionary adaptation, but one not always well-suited to a calm, modern life, free from the dangers of wild animals and hostile hunter-gatherers. Luckily, there are ways to mitigate this occasionally unwanted reaction. Reflect on your feelings. This sounds cliche, but the simple act of identifying feelings of panic, stress, fear, or anxiety can interrupt the neurological processes of fight-or-flight and help you redirect your energy usefully. Focus on your breathing. When you find tension or even panic rising, focus on taking deep breaths. This cuts down on the instinctive tendency toward shallow, quick breaths and engages your autonomic nervous system, which usually controls your body's physiological responses without your conscious input. Finally, re-label the feelings you identified previously to make them more positive. Recast your panic as excitement, or your frustration as ambition and you can regain control of your body's stress response, lowering your heartbeat, respiration, and sweating.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Determine if a synthetic pesticide is necessary. Try a synthetic pesticide for all grubs. Apply a preventive insecticide for next year.

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Synthetic pesticides can be quite strong, dangerous to apply, and damaging to the environment. To ensure it's necessary to treat your lawn at all, first determine if you have grubs, and then decide if the problem is big enough to require treatment. Look for indications that there are grubs in your lawn, such as holes, grass with no roots, browning patches, and patches that feel spongy. To determine for sure if you have grubs, dig up a square-foot (30 cm by 30 cm) patch of grass to a depth of two inches (five cm) and look for grubs. Don't treat your lawn if there are fewer than five grubs, and avoid treating if your lawn is healthy and you find fewer than 10. If there are 10 or more grubs, treat your lawn. When you've gone through and determined for certain that you have grubs and need to treat, you can use a curative pesticide that will kill grubs almost immediately. The two types of curative pesticides you can use are carbaryl and trichlorfon (sold under the brand name Dylox). Water your lawn both before and after applying the pesticide to ensure that the chemical sinks in to the soil to where the grubs are. Apply curative pesticides to your lawn in fall, spring, and before May. You can find these types of pesticides in home and hardware stores. Make sure you wear gloves, a protective mask, and other safety gear when applying pesticides. There is another type of pesticide that can help control grubs, and it's a preventive pesticide that's meant to kill upcoming generations. Typically, this type of pesticide is applied in June or July, after you've already sprayed with a curative pesticide. To protect pollinators such as bees from the pesticide, mow your lawn to remove flowering weeds before applying the product. To stop your grass from burning, water your lawn thoroughly all summer after applying the insecticide. Preventive pesticides include those sold under the brand names Merit and Mach 2.