If your personal or professional obligations have been causing you to feel profoundly stressed out lately, you might want to take up painting.
A study conducted by Drexel University researchers found that spending 45 minutes a day doing something creative like making a sculpture, playing around with some watercolor paints, getting crafty with some glitter and construction paper or filling in an adult coloring book can greatly reduce your stress level.
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