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Episode 144: Hormesis: The Right Dose of Stress
Today's episode teaches hormesis — the biological principle that the right dose of stress is the signal to adapt and grow. Drawing on exercise science, Kelly McGonigal's research on stress and mortality, and Nassim Taleb's concept of antifragility, the episode shows how calibrated difficulty makes us stronger — and why removing all friction removes the instruction to improve. The one action: find the thing you've been avoiding and do it once today, at full commitment. Key Topics: hormesis, resilience, stress and adaptation, mental models, growth mindset, antifragility, adversity Subscribe to…
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