The Upside of Stress
Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It
by Kelly McGonigal
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“3/ The Upside of Stress (Kelly McGonigal) This book taught me to embrace stress as an opportunity. Key takeaway: Your stress is helpful. You just need to be better at it. When you view it as good for you, it can make you more resilient, courageous, and even healthier. | @abatalion The Happiness Project. Gretchen Rubin Upside of Stress. Kelly McGonigal Grit. Angela Duckworth Something to Food About. Questlove cc/@rabois | @paulg @rivatez Upside of Stress, Why We Sleep, The Score Takes Care of Itself, The Little Kingdom, Vision of the Anointed.”
Source →“3/ The Upside of Stress (Kelly McGonigal) This book taught me to embrace stress as an opportunity. Key takeaway: Your stress is helpful. You just need to be better at it. When you view it as good for you, it can make you more resilient, courageous, and even healthier. | @abatalion The Happiness Project. Gretchen Rubin Upside of Stress. Kelly McGonigal Grit. Angela Duckworth Something to Food About. Questlove cc/@rabois | @paulg @rivatez Upside of Stress, Why We Sleep, The Score Takes Care of Itself, The Little Kingdom, Vision of the Anointed.”
Source →“3/ The Upside of Stress (Kelly McGonigal) This book taught me to embrace stress as an opportunity. Key takeaway: Your stress is helpful. You just need to be better at it. When you view it as good for you, it can make you more resilient, courageous, and even healthier. | @abatalion The Happiness Project. Gretchen Rubin Upside of Stress. Kelly McGonigal Grit. Angela Duckworth Something to Food About. Questlove cc/@rabois | @paulg @rivatez Upside of Stress, Why We Sleep, The Score Takes Care of Itself, The Little Kingdom, Vision of the Anointed.”
Source →Recommended by 5 notable people, including Keith Rabois and Noah Kagan
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Recommended by 7 sources and appears in Stress Management, Most Recommended Books, and Health.
Drawing from groundbreaking research, psychologist and awardwinning teacher Kelly McGonigal, PhD, offers a surprising new view of stress—one that reveals the upside of stress, and shows us exactly how to capitalize on its benefits.You hear it all the time: stress causes heart disease; stress causes insomnia; stress is bad for you! But what if chan...
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Keith Rabois
Technology executive and investor
“3/ The Upside of Stress (Kelly McGonigal) This book taught me to embrace stress as an opportunity. Key takeaway: Your stress is helpful. You just need to be better at it. When you view it as good for you, it can make you more resilient, courageous, and even healthier. | @abatalion The Happiness Project. Gretchen Rubin Upside of Stress. Kelly McGonigal Grit. Angela Duckworth Something to Food About. Questlove cc/@rabois | @paulg @rivatez Upside of Stress, Why We Sleep, The Score Takes Care of Itself, The Little Kingdom, Vision of the Anointed.”
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