Word: stress
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...very much. Work is sustaining in a lot of ways. What you want, though, is work that doesn't impose stress. If you're going to have sleepless nights because you're worried about something going on with the job, why did you retire anyway...
...That’s because we all play defense and stay organized,” Keeley said. “Our coaches stress a lot of everyone getting behind the ball. So it’s not just defenders, it’s everyone, even forwards. And, [goalie captain Katie] Shields is doing a great job. She comes up with great saves every game...
...combat the stress of vying with one’s peers for the same high-powered jobs, coupled with the annoyance of corporate dress, maybe the only solution is to laugh...
...It’s also kind of fun and exciting but I do have to take it with a sense of humor or else it would stress me out,” Tullo says...
...certain extent, this phenomenon of enhanced performance under pressure is inherent to human nature. Physiologically, the body has evolved to switch on a reserved crisis mode, or “fight-or-flight” response, in times of stress. Culturally, it is common to hear of latent potential being uncovered in the wake of challenge and adversity, capabilities not even close to being fully realized until they are tested. In ordinary contexts—taking a difficult exam, for instance, or running in a competitive race—self-discovery is a positive thing. In the context of government...