Is it better to release stress, block it in the first place, or channel it?
I think a lot of happiness comes from “living below your means,” where “means” is not just money, but overall stress. If having four weekly activities stresses you out but having three doesn’t, then cut one of those activities, even if you enjoy all of them in a vacuum.
Don’t plant what you can’t harvest, you know? Living a life you can swing is better than a “better” life that you have to spin plates to maintain.
So I think that’s the best use of stress – as a warning system. If you’re feeling it, then it’s time to look at what needs to get cut out of your life for the betterment of the rest of it.
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