Andrew Huberman· PhD
I think at times I wonder whether or not our philosophy on stress should be that stress is fantastic for us except when it interferes with our sleep
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
I think at times I wonder whether or not our philosophy on stress should be that stress is fantastic for us except when it interferes with our sleep
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We hear stress is bad, stress is good, stress is bad, stress is good. Stress is bad unless you're getting enough sleep, in which case, stress is called learning in life.
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