Everyone has been taught the same thing about stress: it is scary and should not exist. Challenging this common view, Dr. Kelly McGonigal illustrates how to look at stress as something to embrace. Through research and real-life examples, she shows that stress is not to be feared, but rather something that can be used to enhance one’s life. Although raising skepticism at times, there are clarifications to justify most of her points. Stress is hard to define, so this makes it difficult to tackle every instance where stress can occur. With the acknowledgment of where this negative thinking about stress comes from, she decides to create two major sections of the book: rethinking what stress is and how to transform that stress. From changing one’s
