And it only takes a few minutes.

Enter saving the day, a mood-boosting idea madepopular on TikTokby userTrina Merz.

The concept is simple.

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If we spent the whole day working, we do one thing that reclaims the day as our own.

Merz explained that saving the day can be any activity and doesnt have to be time-consuming.

Anything that makes the day feel like you had some space in it again, she says.

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Saving the day helps break the stress cycle.

This stress can take a toll on you mentally and physically, she noted.

Saving the day allows you to establish trust in yourself.

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Bad days will exist whether or not you save the day.

saidDanica Harris, a somatic therapist and coach based in Texas.

It builds on itself.

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It can help prepare you for hard times, too.

I can be so hard on myself because Im not doing anything for myself.

Heres how to start saving the day.

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What makes you feel soothed and calm?

The possibilities are endless, said Kieser.

You dont have to wait to start.

And you dont need permission to start saving the day, Kieser noted.

you’re able to even use your social circles to hold yourself accountable.

Plus, it can help you celebrate that youre doing this mood-boosting behavior.

And then thats how it becomes a practice, because Im actually acknowledging Im doing it.

Im not just mindlessly doing it, like Im probably mindlessly working.

If none of this feels easy at all, you may need additional support and thats OK.