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For instance, a paramedic who responds to an emergency feels
stressed, and it is this stress that allows him or her to act calmly,
but with speed and assertiveness in order to save a patient’s life. An
entrepreneur performs according to his or her ideas, turning them
into business projects and prototypes, when he or she moves along
the fine line between success and failure. In other words, we are tired
of reading, listening to, seeing and living the negative effects of stress.
Nevertheless, stress in itself also has positive effects:
• It liberates adrenaline in the body, which helps us to act faster.
• It increases our performance levels.
• It generates endorphin discharges that give us the sensation of
pleasure that comes from the activity we are performing.
• It increases our ability to concentrate on multiple tasks.
Johan
Stuve
Well, what makes us suffer the negative effects of stress, or enjoy its
positive effects? Our levels of internal energy.
Stress consumes energy, and its positive or negative effects on our
well-being and performance depend precisely on our levels of energy,
as shown in the following diagram:
Johan Stüve Bello
www.johanstuve.com
@JohanStuve
Quito, Ecuador
cel +593 99 5699279
NEUROSCIENCE AND
STRESS
With the emergence of Positive
Psychology and its studies on the
effects of happiness, well-being
and exceptional performance in the Human
Being, other studies that demonstrate the
positive effects of stress became more
relevant.
Stress is an element external to the Human
Being; it is an environmental element,
very common in current life dynamics, and
especially in the work environment, which
affects us in our performance, our health
and our well-being. However, it is important
to pay close attention to the neutral term
“affects us.” If on the one hand stress may
have negative effects, on the other hand it is
correct to say that it helps us to in our work
on occasion.
Whenever we do not have control over the outside (stress), then the
key lies in consciously regulating our levels of energy in order to remain
in the high energy / high stress zones most of the time.
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