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Think about the way exercise builds muscles. The effort you exert when
lifting weights or running is a stress for the body. However, it is
important to note that:
- you stretch your comfort zone, but you don't stress the body beyond
what it can tolerate;
- you need periods of rest to restore the body;
- if you don't do the above, accidents or breakdowns occur.
In a similar way, you increase your resilience as you handle stress
beyond your comfort zone, with the caveat that you do so:
- within the bounds of what you can bear,
- and with enough down time to feels truly restored.
As you do that, you expand the "bandwidth" within which you
can operate, and you increase your ability to handle stress and bounce
back.
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