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Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible - the hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen.

Andrew Bernstein

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Andrew Bernstein
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: June 6
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... statism systematically violates the rights of individuals and is, therefore, immoral. Because it suppresses the mind and violates men's rights, it thereby causes abysmal poverty and is utterly impractical.
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The less you think counterfactually, the less you experience stress. Stress, in this light, isn't a bad thing. It's simply a warning system telling you that your mind has lost touch with what's real.
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The number of stressors has multiplied exponentially: traffic, money, success, work/life balance, the economy, the environment, parenting, family conflict, relationships, disease. As the nature of human life has become far more complicated, our ancient stress response hasn't been able to keep up.
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The elusive truth is that there is nothing stress-producing in the physical world. Things simply are. Molecules move. Light and sound appear.
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Stress is the negative whirlwind of emotions that gets imposed on top of our stimulation and engagement.
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People around the world now complain about stressors everyday, and the word shows up throughout professional and lay literature. But in reality there is no such thing as a stressor. Why not? Because nothing has the inherent power to provoke stress.
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You might think that shifting your thoughts is as easy as setting your mind to it. But stressful thoughts aren't held in place through choice or will power. They're held in place through perceived truth value.
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A hero has faced it all: he need not be undefeated, but he must be undaunted.
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It's time we learned the truth about stress. It's time we identified the thoughts that actually create our stress and learned to dismantle them one by one.
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People often say that stress is a motivator. What we're referring to when we say this is really better described as stimulation and engagement.
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If you're successful and stressed out, you're succeeding in spite of your stress, not because of it.
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A hero holds purposes appropriate to man and is, therefore, a thinker.
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When a friend is sick, I see the situation for what it is, not what it isn't, and I offer to help as much as she wants, not as much as I want.
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You can't tell yourself that your stress is produced in your head and feel better. You still need to learn how to create a change.
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Statism – the subordination of the individual to the state - leads inevitably to the most hideous oppression.
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Negative thoughts stick around because we believe them, not because we want them or choose them.
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We all enjoy pushing ourselves to accomplish our objectives. But we don't need stress to get there.
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The hero is valorous because he stands up to every threat directed against his values. Heroism requires value conflict.
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Stress is not the spice of life any more than arsenic is. And without it, you won't feel bored.
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Some people are so used to experiencing stress that they don't remember what life was like without it.
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