cover of episode CM 238: Rob Cross and Karen Dillon on How to Handle Microstress

CM 238: Rob Cross and Karen Dillon on How to Handle Microstress

2023/4/24
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Gail Allen
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Karen Dillon
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Rob Cross
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Gail Allen: 讨论了如何重新定义成功的标准，强调寻找个人意义而非他人定义的重要性。她提出，我们应该摆脱社会对成功的刻板印象，找到真正对自己有意义的生活方式。 Rob Cross 和 Karen Dillon: 解释了微压力的概念，指出微压力是由日常互动中的小压力累积而成，虽然看似微不足道，但长期积累会对身心健康造成重大影响。他们强调，微压力不会像传统压力那样引发明显的‘战斗或逃跑’反应，但其数量、强度和速度会造成问题。

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Microstress refers to small, frequent moments of stress stemming from interactions with others. While seemingly insignificant individually, these accumulate to negatively affect physical and emotional well-being, causing metabolic changes and impacting blood pressure.
  • Microstress is caused by interactions with others and goes unnoticed but adds up.
  • It doesn't trigger fight or flight but creates metabolic changes.
  • The cumulative effect can be significant, like the 11th child breaking a bed others are jumping on.

Shownotes Transcript

Small things add up. And, for the most part, that’s a good thing. Like taking the stairs to get more exercise or swapping out something sugary for a piece of fruit. Over time, small actions like these can add up to a healthier lifestyle.

Yet there are times when the small things that add up work against our well-being. Every time your boss shifts your priorities. Each time you have to cancel connecting with a friend.

Rob Cross and Karen Dillon take a closer look at these moments in their book, Microstress: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems – and What to Do about It. They explain how these seemingly small stresses can, over time, have a damaging effect on our physical and emotional well-being. They also share effective ways to handle them.

Episode Links

The Hidden Toll of Microstress

The Microstress Effect

Fight Back Against Microstress

Narrative Economics with Robert Shiller

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