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Jeffrey Leavitt's avatar

Great article!

I agree. I have learned in my own life that when I get anxious, often times the best antidote is “action”. So anxiety does propel me to take action. (Although, I still don’t like feeling anxious).

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Gordon Wong's avatar

How is it we have so much in common? Like you, I used to enjoy snowboard jumping, though I think on a modest scale. And like you, I once injuried myself going off a jump blind, ending my season.

I think a lot about stress, fear, and anxiety. Essentially the same topic. And I think about both the utility and the costs of those feelings. I like to think that stress enables us to "break the rules" or exceed our limits. Its drive exception behavior and action. The operative word is "exceptional". When you go beyond the norm, you are digging into your reserves. Could be internal reserves such as physical and emotional or external reserves such as money and friendship. The thing is, its deficit spending. Good in the short term but likely not maintainable. The research is very clear....in the long run "stress kills!".

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