...the child trying not to appear as a child, of the strenuousness with which she tried to present the face of a convincing adult.
Joan DidionTags: childhood effort acting stress
I like to read and write because it is the ONLY thing that takes my mind off of the real world and my spinning worries. It is a time I can be free of anxiety, worry, and stress. When my life gets hectic I HAVE to read and write or I'll drown.
Shandy L. KurthTags: reading writing freedom stress anxiety author pressure
What could a fool be thinking but further foolishness?
Silvia HartmannTags: foolishness stress
Sabbath, in the first instance, is not about worship. It is about work stoppage. It is about withdrawal from the anxiety system of Pharaoh, the refusal to let one’s life be defined by production and consumption and the endless pursuit of private well-being.
Walter BrueggemannTags: peace consumerism sabbath worship stress productivity anxiety rest
The pain of problems is a call to find solutions rather than a reason for unhappiness and inaction, so it's silly, pointless, and harmful to be upset at the problems and choices that come at you (though it’s understandable).
Ray DalioTags: strength pain inspiration stress problem-solving
Our whole family thrives under pressure. It's like our family motto or something.
Apart from my brother Peter, of course. He had a nervous break down. But the rest of us.
Your job is obviously very pressured."
"I thrive under pressure," I explain. Which is true. I've known that about myself ever since...
Well. Ever since my mother told me when I was about 8.
The biggest enemies of willpower: temptation, self-criticism, and stress. (...) these three skills —self-awareness, self-care, and remembering what matter most— are the foundation for self-control.
Kelly McGonigalTags: self-control awareness stress self-criticism attention self-care willpower
Worrying is like a dominoes effect, that rolls from one day into the next, into a week, a month, a year;
never accomplishing anything but stress, until it hits that last tile, which drops unfulfilled to an empty ground.
Tags: empty stress worrying unfulfilled dominoes
We are all tired of the stress.
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