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Originally Posted by madcorgi
Stress is crucial to any kind of achievement. I have a doc friend who explains it as the "performance-anxiety curve," which plots performance on one axis and stress on the other. Up to a certain point, the progression is nominally 1 to 1, i.e., stress and performance go hand in hand, until the curve hits an inflection point, whereafter stress continues up and performance falters and, with the application of more stress, noses down and degrades rapidly.
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Did the Doc say anything about age lowering one's ability or will to manage stress?
Seems to me that when I was younger I was willing to carry much greater stress levels for longer periods of time, and now I just don't care to.
Maybe the old grumpy man syndrome?
From the responses, one does not tackle stress head on, one attempts to out run or out bicycle it and totally embrace the flee instincts.
Staying ahead of stress, and not letting it overtake you.
This is so "
prey and predator".
Maybe that boxing time let's you be the predator?