Tom Kelley discusses stress, where it comes from and how it works. Stress is frequently a negative emotion, which functions from our motivational system. He describes two motivational system subcomponents that lead to distinct sets of emotions.
Source: HBR Ascend, February 23, 2019. Link. Once you understand how stress works, you can begin to take steps to deal with it, so it doesn’t become a long-term problem:
- Figure out what you are avoiding
- Reframe the situation
- Learn to calm yourself