How Much Stress Would You Like?

Would you like a no-stress life? A wise person would not accept that option, no matter how tempting it might sound. A stress-free life would be fatal. If we do not have change, challenge, and novelty in our lives, we will literally die. How about a low-stress life? Again, it sounds very alluring.

Surprisingly, studies reveal that when placed in a low-stress environment for a period of time and then a high-stress environment for an equal duration, the majority of people prefer the high-stress environment. There is a word associated with the low-stress life: boring. Teenagers use the…