The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You

The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You

by Kelly McGonigal

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Stanford psychologist Kelly McGonigal argues that the harmfulness of stress is largely a function of how you think about it. Reframing stress as a resource rather than a threat changes its biological impact.

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Clear cites Kelly McGonigal's The Upside of Stress for the line "Showing pictures of blackened lungs to smokers" — used to make his argument about why fear-based interventions usually fail to change behaviour.

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