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A review by loeezeb_93
The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It by Kelly McGonigal
4.0
Key points:
• Bigger then self goals > self focused goals. People with the former are less likely to experience burnout, depression, and anxiety than the latter.
• There isn’t just one stress response; there’s a few. People most commonly know The Fight or Flight response but there’s also a Tend & Befriend, which secretes oxytocin that helps us feel more connected to others. Helping others elicits this response.
• Mindset is everything. If we view things as a ‘challenge’ rather than as a threat, we can feel energised rather than deflated. As such, it’s the value we put on the stressor rather than the stressor itself. The author is quick to state that this effect doesn’t mean that we do not feel physically distressed by a stressor (e.g. sweating, racing heart, shaky hands) but that we can feel mentally different about it. This is intrinsically linked to the concept of a growth mindset.
• Bigger then self goals > self focused goals. People with the former are less likely to experience burnout, depression, and anxiety than the latter.
• There isn’t just one stress response; there’s a few. People most commonly know The Fight or Flight response but there’s also a Tend & Befriend, which secretes oxytocin that helps us feel more connected to others. Helping others elicits this response.
• Mindset is everything. If we view things as a ‘challenge’ rather than as a threat, we can feel energised rather than deflated. As such, it’s the value we put on the stressor rather than the stressor itself. The author is quick to state that this effect doesn’t mean that we do not feel physically distressed by a stressor (e.g. sweating, racing heart, shaky hands) but that we can feel mentally different about it. This is intrinsically linked to the concept of a growth mindset.