Ask HN: How do programmers and developers handle stress?

1 points by adsrikanth ↗ HN
Is there an easy way around handling stress for programmers and developers? how do you handle project planning and meet deadlines - please share your views

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I was surprised at how much exercising regularly did to mitigate work-stress. I find that if I can get physically tired at least once a day I'm able to sleep better, think about problems more clearly, and get more done. Part of this is the mental space I get from leaving the room I'm working in and doing something where it's impossible to multi-task - if I'm running, I'm running, and there are no distractions, etc...
No deadlines, no stress, no ice cream :(