“With the exception of the few cases to be discussed in the next chapter, adolescence represented no period of crisis or stress, but was instead an orderly developing of a set of slowly maturing interests and activities.” NextInterestCasesPeriodsActivityStressCrisisDevelopingExceptionMatureChaptersAdolescenceOrderlyNext Chapter Book:Coming of Age in Samoa Source: Coming of Age in Samoa
“We see constituents who are manifestly incapable of undertaking any normal work... Those whose applications for benefits are subsequently rejected go through a period of incredible stress, and some, sadly, take their lives during that time. Applicants who appeal usually win.” WinningPeriodsNormalBenefitsStressIncrediblesAppealsApplicationRejectedIncapableUndertakingsConstituents Author:Jeremy Corbyn
“Out of 40,000+ herbs used worldwide, perhaps only 50-60 of them are tonic superherbs. These superherbs should be taken for long periods, because, like all tonics, they are more like food and they build health treasures within and nourish our "stress defense shield."” ShouldLongUsedTakenPeriodsStressDefenseTreasureShieldsHerbs Author:David Wolfe
“Years of research show us that the less control a person feels over an aversive stimuli coming at them, the more likely they are to disengage. Complete loss of control over a sustained period of time can actually lead to depression. It then follows that giving the person a level of control over the situation reduce the stress - and perhaps restore the disengagement.” GivingFeelsYearsPersonsShowsLossLevelsSituationPeriodsResearchStressStimulusDisengagement Author:John Medina
“A lot of the people in history who I really admire lived before the hyperinformation age we're living in. Even if they were governing or solving problems in consequential periods, like the Civil War or the world wars or the Great Depression or the Cold War, they had a period of time and space to actually think, to be private and you read their biographies, and they had time to think about what was happening and how to respond. I don't think human nature has changed in the last 50-150 years, but the stresses, the demands on those of us in public life have just exploded.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldYearsHumansWarProblemAgeLastsSpaceHuman NatureChangedColdPeriodsDemandHappeningsStressAdmireWar Of The WorldsCivil WarProblem SolvingCold WarBiographiesTime And SpaceGoverningPublic LifeGreat DepressionTime To Think Author:Hillary Clinton
“How well I know with what burning intensity you live. You have experienced many lives already, including several you have shared with me- full rich lives from birth to death, and you just have to have these rest periods in between.” KnowsWellsRichBirthPeriodsStressIncludingBurningIntensityRich Life Author:Anais Nin
“This behavior may...counteract feelings of'numbness'and depersonalization that aries duriing periods of extreme stress.-153 Girl,Interrupted” MayFeelingsGirlPeriodsBehaviorStressExtremesInterruptedNumbnessAriesGirl InterruptedDepersonalization Author:Susanna Kaysen
“Tuesday night I reorganized my record collection. I often do this at periods of emotional stress. There are some people who would find this a pretty dull way to spend an evening, but I'm not one of them. This is my life, and it's nice to be able to wade in it, immerse your arms in it, touch it.” PeopleWayAbleNightRecordsNiceEmotionalArmsPeriodsStressEveningDullCollectionsTuesdayWadeTuesday NightEmotional Stress Book:High Fidelity Source: High Fidelity
“I often thought I was in the wrong business. I was pretty seriously thinking of tossing it in before I shot Shine. I do not know why. I was pretty restless, I had been through a bad period of stress induced anxiety - panic attacks - and I was not sure of what I wanted to do.” ThinkingKnowsWantedPeriodsAnxietyShotsStressShiningNot SurePanicRestlessPanic Attacks Author:Geoffrey Rush
“In any high stress situation you are going to default to your level of training...period.” LevelsSituationPeriodsSurvivalTrainingStressDefault Author:Joe Teti
“The single biggest reason I got my stories taken in various literary magazines - and I want to stress this - is because I refused to give up. Period.” WantGivingReasonStoriesTakenPeriodsGiving UpStressVariousMagazines Author:Steve Almond
“Industrial society seems likely to be entering a period of severe stress, due in part to problems of human behavior and in part to economic and environmental problems” HumansProblemSeemsEconomicPeriodsBehaviorStressEnvironmentalDuesSevereHuman BehaviorEnteringEnvironmental Problems Author:Cyril Connolly
“It is a curious thing in human experience, but to live through a period of stress and sorrow with another person, creates a bond which nothing seems able to break.” HumansPersonsSeemsAbleFriendshipBreakPeriodsSorrowStressCuriousHuman Experience Author:Eleanor Roosevelt
“Altermodern is an in-progress redefinition of modernity in the era of globalisation, stressing the experience of wandering in time, space and mediums. The term 'altermodern has its roots in the idea of 'other-ness (Latin alter = 'other, with English connotation of 'different) and suggests a multitude of possibilities, of alternatives to a single route. It suggests that the historical period defined by postmodernism is coming to an end, symbolised by global financial crises.” IdeasDifferentEndsTermSpaceProgressPossibilityPeriodsRootsStressCrisisHistoricalFinancialMediumsWanderDefinedAlternativesErasLatinMultitudesRoutesModernityPostmodernismFinancial CrisisConnotationGlobalisationComing To An End Author:Nicolas Bourriaud