Quotes About Stress

One of the more stressful parts of modern life is dealing with all the unlikeable people who populate it. If they don't kill themselves with their own unpleasantness and rudeness, they'll drive the rest of us to drink.

What's her problem?" Tara asks from behind me. "High expectations," I say. "Misplaced high expectations.

the major fears of modern man could be boiled down to two things: too much e-mail and getting fat.

Parkinson's Law dictates that a task will swell in (perceived) importance and complexity in relation to the time allotted for its completion.

Parkinson's Law dictates that a task will swell in (perceived) importance and complexity in relation to the time allotted for its completion. It

We create stress for ourselves because you feel like you have to do it. You have to. I don't feel that anymore. —OPRAH WINFREY, actress and talk-show host, The Oprah Winfrey Show

Being overwhelmed is often as unproductive as doing nothing, and is far more unpleasant. Being selective—doing less—is the path of the productive.

The great majority of that which gives you angst never happens, so you must evict it. Don't let it live rent-free in your brain.

Una inversión que produce una rentabilidad financiera inmensa pero que me hace perder los nervios por completo, o me causa insomnio y berrinches durante un periodo largo de tiempo, NO es una buena inversión.

Parkinson's Law dictates that a task will swell in (perceived) importance and complexity in relation to the time allotted for its completion. It is the magic of the imminent deadline.

When you feel overwhelmed or unfocused, what do you do? Whenever I feel overwhelmed, I complain to my wife about it. After listening patiently for about 30 seconds, she generally tells me to STFU. Then I meditate or work out.

We create stress for ourselves because you feel like you have to do it. You have to. I don't feel that anymore.

busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance, a hedge against emptiness: Obviously your life cannot possibly be silly or trivial or meaningless if you are so busy, completely booked, in demand every hour of the day. All this noise and rush and stress seem contrived to drown out or cover up some fear at the center of our lives.

Who is causing me stress disproportionate to the time I spend with them? What will happen if I simply stop interacting with these people? Fear-setting helps here.

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But what happens if we frame things in terms of elegance instead of strain? Sometimes, we find incredible results with ease instead of stress. Sometimes, we "solve" the problem by completely reframing it.

Protection from stress serves only to erode my capacity [to handle it]. Stress exposure is the stimulus for all growth, and growth actually occurs during episodes of recovery. Avoiding stress, I have learned, will never provide the capacity that life demands of me.

La diversificación sirve casi en cualquier ámbito de la vida para reducir el estrés».

A lot of time was wasted, a lot of energy was wasted, being worried.

escribir el 20 por ciento de las actividades y la gente que me causan el 80 por ciento o más de las emociones negativas.

banging on a keyboard, and coming home to a drunken existence on the weekends?

Most people exist between the on and off switch. They are unable to turn on and put out high power, and they are unable to turn off completely and enjoy true rest.

Estresado es el término que usa el triunfador cuando quiere decir miedo.» «Los perdedores reaccionan, los líderes se anticipan.» «La maestría no sale de una infografía. Lo que sabes no vale una mierda. ¿Qué es lo que haces de forma sistemática?»

We create stress for ourselves because you feel like you have to do it. You have to. I don't feel that anymore. —OPRAH WINFREY,