"Go after what it is that creates meaning in your life, then trust yourself to handle the stress that follows."
A chronicle of nose growth
'...changing the form of one's mission's almost as difficult as changing the shape of one's nose:
they are, each, in the middle of one's face and one's character - one has to begin too far back.'
― Henry James. The Portrait of a Lady.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
A stress on the positive
"Don't stress", as they say in Singapore, or "take it easy", as we say in Australia. We often think of stress as a negative thing, and that living a stressful lifestyle can increase our risk of gastric ulcers, or heart attacks. McGonigal shows us otherwise. She discusses how the stress response can not only be a positive bodily response, but also the social lubricant that enhances human relationships.
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