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Stress can help build capabilities, though. E.g. people who run for the first time may get some paid, but if they keep at it in a smart way, it's just their bod

by dayvid 4y ago

Stress can help build capabilities, though. E.g. people who run for the first time may get some paid, but if they keep at it in a smart way, it's just their body adjusting to the new demands placed on it. If they never do anything, their body gets less and less resilient. Obviously there are some people who may have conditions that make it impossible or require medical intervention to perform certain physical or social activities. The vast majority of people can do these things and don't have extreme social or physical complications. It's more a matter of some willpower or having a smooth introduction and gradual or manageable increase of discomfort.

ChuckNorris89 4y ago
>Stress can help build capabilities, though. A huuuuge asterix is needed there. Stress can help build you up, only as long as it's controllable, within the tolerable limits of each individual and is paired enough quality sleep and rest when needed (like going to the gym) Otherwise, stress outside the limits and control of the individual, with bad sleep and little rest, as they usually go hand in hand, leads to burnout, depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, homelessness, etc.
- wongarsu 4y ago
  Frequency and sleep are certainly important factors. Stressing your bones from time to time lead to hairline fractures that get repaired and cause your body to strengthen the area, leading to stronger bones. But doing it faster than the repairs catch up leads to a stress fracture [1]. That happens even from what we consider normal loads (running, jumping, etc) if you aren't used to them and then suddenly experience them very frequently. The same is true for countless other physical and psychological processes. Some stress is great, but you have to be very careful if you lack buildup or recovery periods. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_fracture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_fracture
- 0xcde4c3db 4y ago
  And even if you do everything right, there's never a guarantee that any given stressor will actually trigger a big enough set of adaptations to be a net positive. Human psychology and physiology do not operate on some kind of magic quid-pro-quo system where ability or health exist to reward effort or discipline; sometimes stuff just doesn't work the way you want or expect and you have to deal with it any way you can.

by dayvid 4y ago

ChuckNorris89 4y ago

>Stress can help build capabilities, though. A huuuuge asterix is needed there. Stress can help build you up, only as long as it's controllable, within the tolerable limits of each individual and is paired enough quality sleep and rest when needed (like going to the gym) Otherwise, stress outside the limits and control of the individual, with bad sleep and little rest, as they usually go hand in hand, leads to burnout, depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, homelessness, etc.

wongarsu 4y ago
Frequency and sleep are certainly important factors. Stressing your bones from time to time lead to hairline fractures that get repaired and cause your body to strengthen the area, leading to stronger bones. But doing it faster than the repairs catch up leads to a stress fracture [1]. That happens even from what we consider normal loads (running, jumping, etc) if you aren't used to them and then suddenly experience them very frequently. The same is true for countless other physical and psychological processes. Some stress is great, but you have to be very careful if you lack buildup or recovery periods. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_fracture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_fracture
0xcde4c3db 4y ago
And even if you do everything right, there's never a guarantee that any given stressor will actually trigger a big enough set of adaptations to be a net positive. Human psychology and physiology do not operate on some kind of magic quid-pro-quo system where ability or health exist to reward effort or discipline; sometimes stuff just doesn't work the way you want or expect and you have to deal with it any way you can.