Stress
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It'll kill ya if you let it.
How do y'all defeat it?
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Meditation and drugs
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Yelling and throwing something at someone in my office :P no seriously having someone to vent to helps. Also walk away if you are getting that stressed take a vacation day. The world will not end I promise.
Total Tech vacations are awesome!
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Beer, wine, whiskey, travel...
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For me music is also a big thing.
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Hiking, Music, Running, exercising.
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Oh and video games
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@Nic said:
Oh and video games
Those make me more stressed... cause I always loose.
When all you are doing is mowing down pedestrians in GTA V, it's hard to lose :)
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@Nic GURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRANGA!
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Heard a lecture at the 99u Conference in NYC last month that said that the latest research showed that stress was actually... wait for it... a good thing. It was pretty convincing and from what I remember she showed some pretty shocking correlations between longevity, happiness, achievement in general, and physical health... and stress.
http://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_your_friend
The video of the lecture I saw should be available within the month ( they're slowpokes to get that stuff edited and available ) and I'll try to post it here when I see it. She also has a book on it:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1583335617/
The big takeaway seemed to be that by simply changing your attitude around / perspective on stress you can use it as a driving force and motivation to excel rather than a crippling, paralyzing enemy. Easier said than done for sure, but the research she cited made a pretty impressive case for checking yourself before wrecking yourself.
http://blog.ted.com/could-stress-be-good-for-you-recent-research-that-suggests-it-has-benefits/
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@creayt very interesting take on it & very opposite my gut reaction of seeking "chillaxation"
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@MattSpeller said:
@creayt very interesting take on it & very opposite my gut reaction of seeking "chillaxation"
I'm thinking people who didn't view stress as negative just didn't have much stress.
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The key to stress is not focusing on it and being able to get rid of it from time to time.
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@Minion-Queen Similar to my approach. I do try and use it for some productivity. I also regularly blow things up online & find firearms soothing.
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Just find things to relax no matter what they are.
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@MattSpeller said:
@Minion-Queen Similar to my approach. I do try and use it for some productivity. I also regularly blow things up online & find firearms soothing.
Same. I think a small about of stress is good. If we didn't have any for example we'd do poorly on speeches and such. But I'm not sure a lot of it is good for your health either.
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After being diagnosed with high blood pressure and buying a blood pressure monitor, it turns out that playing football is the only thing that consistently lowers my pressure back to a healthy rate. So, playing football.
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I'm working on my stress this weekend by taking the kids to Morocco. I find time with the family and travel do wonders for the stress.
