"While executives spend billions on meditation apps, yoga retreats, and wellness programs, American stress levels continue to skyrocket. A recent study of 90 workplace wellness interventions found most (with one exception detailed below*) had no positive effect-and sometimes even made things worse. Our research from last year found that the majority of us tend to stress out more trying to get rid of stress. Talk about a negative spiral!"
"Here's the uncomfortable truth: You'll never eliminate stress from your career (or your life). But as a stress physiologist, I'm here to tell you that's actually a good thing! My research reveals that our obsession with stress reduction is fundamentally flawed. Instead of fighting stress, the most successful professionals learn to harness it. The only people with zero stress are dead people. Our aim should not be death."
Workplace efforts to eliminate stress, including expensive wellness programs, often fail and can worsen anxiety. A study of 90 workplace wellness interventions found most produced no positive effect. Many people increase stress by trying to eradicate it, creating a negative spiral. Stress is an inevitable biological response that can mirror excitement through interpretation. Reframing physiological signs like a pounding heart as preparing energy improves performance. Successful professionals harness stress instead of fighting it, recognizing that zero stress is neither attainable nor desirable, and that managing interpretation yields better outcomes.
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