> Stress is objectively bad for your health. That's a different statement from "in certain cases I need to compromise my heath for a greater good." I never sai

> Stress is objectively bad for your health. That's a different statement from "in certain cases I need to compromise my heath for a greater good." I never said anything about a "greater good", but I don't disagree that stress is objectively bad for your health, to some degree. but it's a tradeoff you have to make if you want to succeed. before our modern first-world society of wealth and safety, this was obvious to everyone, but it seems as though we've forgotten it. nobody is "owed" or "has a fundamental right" (or whatever) to living a stress-free life. life is a struggle, a competition, a game where there are winners and losers, and you have to do what you can to "win." this is just the immutable nature of… well, nature itself. > If you could do creative work while not under stress that would be better. that would be nice, but that's just not how it works for 99.99% of people!