In the context of increasingly popular office burnout, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's advice on how to deal with stress is attracting strong attention on social media.
Unlike many conventional Conceptions, Mr. Jeff Bezos believes that: Stress is primarily due to not taking action against things you can control.
He made the statement in 2001 at the San Antonio Achievement Academy Summit, when Amazon had just listed him and Bezos became a billionaire. For him, stress is not an inevitable result of hard work, but a warning sign that people are delaying the resolution of problems.
More than two decades have passed, but Jeff Bezos's advice remains in place. In an era where work pressure and social media surround everyone, the message " let's take action instead of worrying" seems to be the most effective spiritual medicine. And this advice is still spreading on social media platforms as a warm message to anyone who is stuck in their problems.
If I feel stressed, it is a sign that something is not clarified or has not been handled. When I start doing things, like calling, sending an email, that tension will be significantly reduced, even if the problem is not resolved, Bezos shared.
Many modern psychological studies also agree with this view. Taking direct action to address the cause of stress often helps reduce stress more effectively than focusing on controlling emotions.
In other words, instead of looking for relaxation or some healing method, sometimes the most necessary thing is to start doing things that are worrying us.
Jeff also dismissed the idea that hard work is a cause of stress.
You can work extremely hard and still feel happy. On the contrary, you can be unemployed but still feel extremely stressed, said Mr. Jeff.
For example, an unemployed person who actively seeks a job, conducts interviews and makes a clear plan will be less stressed than someone who just sit worried and does nothing.
