(Btw - this is why i like HN. Trying to understand life, the universe and everything in practical terms.) Hmmm... yes, I wonder how much you can train stress r

(Btw - this is why i like HN. Trying to understand life, the universe and everything in practical terms.) Hmmm... yes, I wonder how much you can train stress resistance/ resilience and how much is nature-given. I'm probably more of a sensitive type person, but through ongoing training I've got myself to be able to endure lots of pain and stress through willpower (well, it's more like I'm more numb and less receptive than I used to be): doing martial arts since I was 6, resisting groups in social situations and insisting on what I think is right (braking peer pressure), occasionally engaging in physical fights (when I was younger), and again various sports activities like long distance running, skateboarding, mountainbiking, hiking etc. - IMHO it comes down to facing fear and pain on an ongoing basis: NO FEAR. lol. On another note, this is exactly why geeks are not in charge in most corporations. Because they are not in any way as well trained as your average jock to fight back against stress and pain. At least geeks can learn to live with this inherent weakness and be aware of it.