Stress and strain

Strain, in popular vernacular, is life and the world pressuring you. Stress is how you respond to that strain.

Some people have more or less strain than others, in response to the same stress.

When you are feeling strained you have three options:

1. Suck it up
2. Remove yourself from the source of stress, e.g. leave work, go on a holiday etc
3. Figure out how to have a reduced stain response to a given stress, e.g. get Zen, get used to it, figure out some coping mechanisms etc