Stress Makes You Stronger… or Weaker
Before I begin, let me site that I have no research and no professional opinion. This is just me and my experiences.
Stress is good for you… but like everything else it is also bad for you. First I will describe what I believe stress is: Stress is your mind and body trying to adjust to abnormal, strenuous or extreme situations. Now this can be good for you in doses, but the long runs will be bad for you.
Think of stressful situations like working out. Working out is when you do strenuous physical activities to make your muscles stronger and to give yourself more stamina. If you work out all day long for weeks with no breaks, your muscles will tear. If you give yourself a break from working out, then your muscles get a chance to heal and build up stronger than they were before. So giving yourself a break from working out will make you more efficient at physical activities while constantly working out will keep you at the same level or make you worse off.
This is the same for mental stress. Eight hours a day of stress is fine, but you need to have time to let your brain heal so that it can adapt and become stronger than it was before. Pushing yourself to make yourself better is good, but pushing all the time is a recipe for wearing yourself down.
You don’t like my thoughts on this? Then deal. I might wish that I could care, but I don’t.