60 Ways to Relieve Stress in 60 Seconds [Paperback]

Manning Rubin (Author), Paul Frahm (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 4, 1993

First came the Bronze Age, then the Age of Reason, and now, the Age of Stress-an era of frayed nerves, jangled moods, and panic attacks.

Cheaper than two weeks in Maui, Saner than primal screaming, and more practical than a dry martini, 60 Ways to Relieve Stress in 60 Seconds delivers exactly what it promises-60 short, proven techniques to reduce stress in a minute or less. Developed by Manning Rubin and whimsically illustrated by Paul Frahm-both executives in advertising, the industry that virtually invented stress-here are mind games, quick physical challenges, and imaging and concentration exercises that instantly refocus a person's energy. There's even a stress tester on the cover for before-and-after verification. So the next time the patch shows red, try #18: Drink a glass of water by using exactly 30 sips. Or when your presentation is overdue and the numbers refuse to add up, try #45: Pretend you're a newscaster covering a story, any story. Describe it as a TV newsperson would. It really works. 128,000 copies in print.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

One Minute to Sanity

Now you can do something about stress when it happens. Call them distraction exercises, cognitive therapy, or mental calisthenics, here are 60 playful yet effective techniques that block the stress cycle before it threatens to engulf you.

Best of all, each can be done anywhere, at any time, with no special equipment required. In fact, after a while you won't even need the book.

Includes 10 exercises especially for the home.

About the Author

Manning Rubin, a former Creative Director at J. Walter Thompson and Senior Creative Supervisor at K2Digital, Inc. is now at work on several new books. He lives in Pawlet, VT.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; 1 edition (January 4, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563053381
• ISBN-13: 978-1563053382
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,827,240 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Manning Rubin, who comes from a long line of writers, has spent most of his career writing in the communications and advertising business for major firms like Grey and J. Walter Thompson besides running his own movie advertising company. A Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Richmond, VA and Johns Hopkins, Manning recently retired from stretching his brain as a Senior Creative Supervisor in a leading interactive marketing agency, K2 Design, to write full time. His book "Keep Your Brain Alive" which he originated and developed with the late Lawrence Katz, is now in 24 languages. His previous book "60 Ways to Relieve Stress in 60 Seconds" was also published by Workman. He's working on a new one at his home in Norfolk, CT . As volunteer Creative Director for The Anti-Defamation League, he created and consulted on scores of public service ads for over 30 years to fight prejudice and hatred. He has all but lost his Charleston, SC accent..

Customer Reviews

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fine if you're not actually stressed!, April 7, 2004

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E. M. WILLIAMS "bete rouge" (St.George's Grenada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 60 Ways to Relieve Stress in 60 Seconds (Paperback)

I am a stress management instructor looking for some new ideas. I teach quick-fix techniques for people to calm themselves during their busy lives, and so this book attracted me. This book however is a jokey book, with one line per two pages, so you can read the entire thing in 2 minutes. It gives you ideas to distract yourself for a minute from what ever is causing your stressful reactions, like make a paper airplane and send it across the room, or name as many teams you can in a sport. Childish ideas if you want to have a bit of a laugh, but if you are actually looking for something to deal with serious stress overload this is not the book for you.

2.0 out of 5 stars 60 Ways to Relieve Stress in 60 Seconds, May 19, 2008

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Patricia Guinn "TG" (Ponca City, OK United States) - See all my reviews
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Some of the suggestions would make me more stressed if I were to do them, but for the most part, it was interesting.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Helpful but basic, June 21, 2006

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S. Riley - See all my reviews

This review is from: 60 Ways to Relieve Stress in 60 Seconds (Paperback)

I found the book to be practical and it contained several helpful hints. It was a bit basic and did not seem to have any guidance for long term stress management.