Self-Control: Be Friends with Stress—stanford University's Most Practical Psychology Course

This book is a companion volume to the million-selling book Self-Control: Popular Psychology Courses at Stanford University. Professor Kelly McGonigal has taught two popular psychology courses for professionals and the general public at Stanford University's School of Continuing Education: "The Science of Self-Control" (based on the book "Self-Control") and "Living Well Under Stress." This book is based on the course "Living Well Under Pressure" and aims to transform people's way of thinking and dance with stress. "Self-Control: Be Friends with Stress" teaches us to transform stress into a resource we can rely on instead of an enemy to destroy. This is a country and world full of stress. Stress is omnipresent and inevitable, and it greatly affects our self-control and life. This book is supported by the most cutting-edge research in psychology and neuroscience, exploring stress in study, work, family, health, finance, and social life, as well as the challenges brought to us by anxiety, depression, loss, and psychological trauma. Read one chapter a week and learn to embrace stress instead of running away from it. (While avoiding stress may seem like a rational strategy, it always backfires. One of the benefits of embracing stress is that you can discover strengths, pursue goals, and endure difficult and meaningful experiences.)