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Now, I'm a neuroscientist by training and I know a little bit about how the brain performs under stress. It releases cortisol that raises your heart rate,

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

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Now, I'm a neuroscientist by training and I know a little bit about how the brain performs under stress. It releases cortisol that raises your heart rate,

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

Now these are some rather obvious things. Remember, when you're under stress, the brain releases cortisol. Cortisol is toxic, and it causes cloudy thinking.

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

So part of the practice of the pre-mortem is to recognize that under stress you're not going to be at your best, and you should put systems in place.

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

But wait a minute. Remember under stress you're not thinking clearly. So think about how you're going to work through this ahead of time,

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

but at least you're practiced with this kind of thinking. Remember, our brain under stress releases cortisol, and one of the things that happens at that moment

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

Unfortunately, one of the things that goes out the window during those times of stress is rational, logical thinking,

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

like our own personal trauma histories or work stress? If it really is your relationship,

Your Relationship Expectations Could Be Holding You Back | Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile | TED · TED

I assembled the most relentless legal team in the country. They stress-tested every argument until only the best ones survived. But I needed more.

What Really Won the Trillion-Dollar Supreme Court Case | Neal Kumar Katyal | TED · TED

And it’s helping them to fall asleep more easily, and it’s helping them to reduce their stress. Even individuals who are diagnosed with anxiety and insomnia

The Brain Science (and Benefits) of ASMR | Craig Richard | TED · TED

as another tool in the toolbox to help people manage their stress and their sleeplessness? I don’t have the answer to those questions ...

The Brain Science (and Benefits) of ASMR | Craig Richard | TED · TED

Excitement about a big trip? Or is it stress about unfinished work, an upcoming test,

What causes insomnia? - Dan Kwartler

or a dreaded family gathering? For many people, this stress is temporary, as its cause is quickly resolved. But what if the very thing keeping you awake was stress about losing sleep?

What causes insomnia? - Dan Kwartler

For many people, this stress is temporary, as its cause is quickly resolved. But what if the very thing keeping you awake was stress about losing sleep? This seemingly unsolvable loop is at the heart of insomnia,

What causes insomnia? - Dan Kwartler

Come bedtime, insomniacs are stressed. So stressed their brains hijack the stress response system, flooding the body with fight-flight-or-freeze chemicals.

What causes insomnia? - Dan Kwartler

This symptom of poor sleep leaves insomniacs waking in a state of exhaustion, confusion, and stress, which starts the process all over again.

What causes insomnia? - Dan Kwartler

which starts the process all over again. When these cycles of stress and restlessness last several months, they’re diagnosed as chronic insomnia.

What causes insomnia? - Dan Kwartler

Fortunately, there are ways to break the cycle of sleeplessness. Managing the stress that leads to hyperarousal is one of our best-understood treatments for insomnia,

What causes insomnia? - Dan Kwartler

can make someone's insurance premiums go up, leading to worse health outcomes from stress alone. Predictions sound like descriptions of the world, like facts,

Beware the Power of Prediction | Carissa Véliz | TED · TED

So while they have difficulty falling asleep at a typical bedtime, it’s not due to increased stress. And given the opportunity,

What causes insomnia? - Dan Kwartler

For example, memories that are formed in times of heightened feeling, or even stress, will be better recorded due to the hippocampus' link with emotion.

The benefits of a good night's sleep - Shai Marcu

There's something you want to ask for. So we stress about it for weeks. We prepare, we take all of the expert advice,

What Successful Negotiators Do Differently | Kathryn Valentine | TED · TED

and within moments, within the first 20 seconds, we start to see those stress responses that I mentioned. Their heart rate goes up, their blood pressure increases.

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

What this allowed us to do is capture the degree to which people stress. Those under-the-skin responses can actually be caught by their partners.

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

even the higher their cortisol reactivity, indicating some real deep, kind of, under-the-skin stress response, the more those Black participants became linked up to them over time.

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

And I think this finding is a little bit terrifying. I think it means that we often think of our own stress and our own physiology as independent of the people we interact with,

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

in an effort to control their anxiety, you could potentially catch that stress. It could negatively affect your bodies.

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

they actually go down and so do those stress responses when you know and you're anticipating giving this kind of feedback

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

It also finds that when you get into conflict with your spouse, it negatively impacts your release of a stress hormone cortisol, right? But if you have quality connection outside of that marriage,

The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED

And so it's just like, if I can access this other person to center me during times of stress in my marriage, I can return to that marriage in a centered and grounded way.

The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED

and for so many people, work is a prolonged source of stress and strain. We can do better.

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

all while managing her dad's new diagnosis of dementia. And to manage the stress of all this change, Maya doubled down on her physical and mental health.

Why Social Health Is Key to Happiness and Longevity | Kasley Killam | TED · TED

It's also a public health crisis. Disconnection triggers stress in the body. It weakens people's immune systems.

Why Social Health Is Key to Happiness and Longevity | Kasley Killam | TED · TED

menstrual dysfunction and poor bone health and stress fractures. We had a doctor that would come in,

What Women Athletes Need to Unlock Their Full Potential | Kate Ackerman | TED · TED

And we didn't even know what normal medical care should be. In rowing, a lot of us experienced rib stress injuries. So those happen from overtraining, underfueling or a combination.

What Women Athletes Need to Unlock Their Full Potential | Kate Ackerman | TED · TED

And so we didn't know if it was appropriate or not when we went to see the doctor about a rib stress injury that was off to the side

What Women Athletes Need to Unlock Their Full Potential | Kate Ackerman | TED · TED

And yet our female athlete clinic exploded because our girls were handling the stress by overexercising, underfueling, worrying about their body image.

What Women Athletes Need to Unlock Their Full Potential | Kate Ackerman | TED · TED

Let's dive right in. You coauthored a book called "Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle." And the inspiration for this book was actually based on

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

I ended up in the hospital, and I had abdominal pain, which they diagnosed as stress induced, told me to go home and relax.

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

And I honestly didn't even believe that stress could cause physiological symptoms. And Emily said, "How did you not know that?"

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

But once Emily brought me a huge stack of peer-reviewed science, I couldn't deny anymore, yes, stress manifests in the body and can turn into symptoms of illness.

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

That is the formula, no matter what context it's in, for burnout. CSB: Your work is around the stress cycle and how we can complete it. So, will you talk a little bit about that?

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

is that there is a difference between your stressors, the things that cause your stress, which is what Amelia was talking about --

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

Those are your stressors. And then there's your stress, which is the physiological thing that happens in your body

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

and the sun seems to shine brighter. And that is the complete stress response cycle: it has a beginning, when you perceive the threat;

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

where the behaviors that deal with our stressors are no longer the behaviors that deal with the stress in our bodies. We are almost never chased by lions.

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

No, because you've dealt with the stressor, but that does not mean that you've dealt with the stress itself. This is excellent news, because it means that you don't have to wait

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

for your stressor to be gone before you can begin to feel better, because you can deal with the stress while the stressor still exists. Good thing, because most of our stressors are what are called "chronic stressors,"

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

that are there day after day, week after week, year after year. And I hope people are like, "OK, so how do I complete the stress response cycle?" And we have a list of, like, a dozen concrete, specific, evidence-based ways

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

And we have a list of, like, a dozen concrete, specific, evidence-based ways to help people deal with the stress response cycle. But just taking the example of a commute:

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

that your body is now a safe place for you to be. You have to separate dealing with the stress from dealing with the thing that caused the stress.

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

You have to separate dealing with the stress from dealing with the thing that caused the stress. AN: And this need to deal with the stress

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

from dealing with the thing that caused the stress. AN: And this need to deal with the stress in a separate process from dealing with the things that cause your stress

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

AN: And this need to deal with the stress in a separate process from dealing with the things that cause your stress is why the doctor is telling me to relax

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

was not going to be an effective means of recovering from burnout. I had to deal with the stress in my body. And if, let's say, you get out of your car,

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

it's not a mental illness. It's a condition related to overwhelming stress. So it's not like it puts you in this different state

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

and you have to have 13 years of therapy and whatever. It just means that you need to be completing your stress response cycles. CSB: Work burnout is just such an important thing to talk about,

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

you have to go through the darkness to get to the light at the end, right? Feelings are tunnels. Stress is a tunnel. You've got to work all the way through it.

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

You've got to work all the way through it. Not that the stress is bad for you, it's getting stuck in the middle that is bad for you,

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

that's great, but that's almost never the case. The thing, number one, is to complete the stress response cycle. You can exercise if that works for you.

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

CSB: Thank you both so much for joining us together and for teaching us about burnout and the stress cycle. This has been really illuminating. So, thanks for your time.

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

In the past year, I want you to just raise your hand if you've experienced relatively little stress. Anyone?