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When I was 22, Diagnosed with Chron’s disease. That stress of Life(I.E Money etc) Made me work up to 80 hours a week, Driven to succeed and not let this win! I think had I not had the disease I wouldn’t have been this driven 33 years later!
I quit I job that I loved 3 months ago due to being undervalued and underutilized. I always had a strong work ethic and the energy to not only do my job, but also look out for and help others. Coworkers were becoming overstressed and not performing and I continued to carry their weight. Eventually it became too much and I started to feel taken advantaged of. Despite communicating to my managers multiple times, I received no support. I quit and within 2 months 5 other people quit because all that extra work I had been doing fell back on them and they couldnt handle it. I was hired by the first company I applied to and I thought this was my reward from the Universe for all my hard work. But Im struggling with my new job and found out my wife has Cancer 2 weeks ago. I want to just quit but I cant and every day is a struggle.
I always see in comments how Jocko changed their life. I definitely can add that his words have stricken me to be better. Im going on 16 years in the Army and didnt realize the complacency and laziness i had in my personal life and professional.
I'm so stressed I can't sleep for days at a time and it's destroying me. I'm trying to keep grinding through it but I collapse under the exhaustion after 2-3 days. I feel like a zombie most of the time.
To simplify some of Jocko's principles into a single mindfulness exercise, "what can I do to help this situation, right now?" Whenever I'm stressed, frustrated, angry, etc., I pause for a moment and ask what I can do to help make this situation better. What's causing my stress? Worried about bills: go to work, look for a better job, and spend less money. Health concerns: eat healthier and exercise more. Relationship problems: be kinder to my partner/ family/ friends. Somebody is being disrespectful to me: demonstrate that I deserve their respect through my performance and integrity. These aren't quick solutions, but they are the tangible actions I can take to start moving in the right direction. If the stress comes back, detach and do what you can to make it better. In the rare occasion that you can't do anything about your situation (which is almost never the case), don't worry about it, because nothing you can do matters anyway. This principle has changed my life. I've been fired from multiple jobs, ruined many relationships, and was on a downward spiral before I started owning my actions and attitude, instead of blaming others and my circumstances. I could've been so much further along, professionally and emotionally, had I made this adjustment before burning so many bridges, but I can't change that. I can only change my outcome moving forward, and so can you. Get after it!
I have been in your shoes. I began a ketogenic diet 3 years ago, and healed insomnia, ED, Type 2, depression and anxiety. 2 years ago I switched to a carnivore diet and all my skin issues went away. I learnt from Doctor Ken Berry and Doctor Anthony Chaffee. Check them out on RU-vid.
If your a man try Vintage Muscles’ Epi Test, its probably even still free right now. Do it for 4 weeks then buy and take the muscle support stack do that for 4 weeks. If you can “afford it” do it. Thank me later for taking the time to write this. Or don’t and ignore my 2 cents.
Vgotsky’s zone of proximal development is the theory and it is very much a foundational aspect of modern education. The Gracie JJ teaching approach reflects it, or at least should do.
I really don't get the whole stress avoidance mindset. Stress helps to stimulate the system, one just needs to adapt & work at rising above it and over time one can handle more and more stress. Avoiding it does just the opposite.
