Andrew Bernstein
Andrew Bernstein
Andrew Bernsteinis a proponent of Ayn Rand's Objectivism, an author, and a professor of philosophy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth29 June 1949
CountryUnited States of America
stress believe thinking
Stress is a byproduct of subconscious beliefs you have about the world. You can't choose not to believe something. You believe it because you think it's true. To eliminate stress, you must learn to challenge these beliefs so that you see them differently.
real stress thinking
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.
stress thinking reason
The reason humans experience so much more stress than other species isn't just because we think more, but also because we think differently.
thinking choices mind
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.
avoid companies compliance control deadline internal next reporting year
The deadline for compliance with very costly internal control reporting regulations is next year and I think lot of companies are evaluating how to avoid the costs.
stress reality people
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.
challenges feelings today
Find the beliefs that are strangling your feelings, challenge them for your sake as well as theirs, and see how it feels to love someone without a thought about the future, simply for who they are today.
jobs emotional hands
During the financial crisis, I worked with hundreds of executives who struggled as a result of their thoughts about job security. When their beliefs changed, so did their emotional experience - and they were then able to focus on the task at hand more effectively.
stress negative looks
Look closer at the stress in your own life and you can identify that negative emotions are always built on counterfactual statements.
stress
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.
stress negative engagement
Stress is the negative whirlwind of emotions that gets imposed on top of our stimulation and engagement.
stress numbers balance
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.
stress people engagement
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.
stress people remember
Some people are so used to experiencing stress that they don't remember what life was like without it.