28 Quotes by Andrew J. Bernstein

The number of stressors has multiplied exponentially: traffic, money, success, work/life balance, the economy, the environment, parenting, family conflict, relationships, disease. As the nature of human life has become far more complicated, our ancient stress response hasn't been able to keep up.

Find the beliefs that are strangling your feelings, challenge them for your sake as well as theirs, and see how it feels to love someone without a thought about the future, simply for who they are today.

Stress is the negative whirlwind of emotions that gets imposed on top of our stimulation and engagement.

Some people are so used to experiencing stress that they don't remember what life was like without it.

Stress is a byproduct of subconscious beliefs you have about the world. You can't choose not to believe something. You believe it because you think it's true. To eliminate stress, you must learn to challenge these beliefs so that you see them differently.

People often say that stress is a motivator. What we're referring to when we say this is really better described as stimulation and engagement.

We all enjoy pushing ourselves to accomplish our objectives. But we don't need stress to get there.

When a friend is sick, I see the situation for what it is, not what it isn't, and I offer to help as much as she wants, not as much as I want.

Stress is not the spice of life any more than arsenic is. And without it, you won't feel bored.