pressure, college admissions, and drug abuse among high school students in the nyt
“… some experts note that the survey does not focus on the demographic where they believe such abuse is rising steadily — students at high-pressure high schools — and also that many teenagers barely know that what they often call “study drugs” are in fact illegal amphetamines. “Isn’t it just like a vitamin?” asked one high school junior from Eastchester, a suburb of New York.”“
another finding from harvard’s extraordinary longevity project: stress can be be healthy (the atlantic)
“conscientiousness, as we have established, is a strong predictor of longevity, and it turns out that the professionally successful… were indeed more conscientious than their peers. But conscientiousness didn’t explain everything: those with a successful career lived much longer even after taking conscientiousness into account…unsurprisingly, ambition predicted career success. More to the point, ambition, coupled with perseverance, impulse control, and high motivation, was not only good for achievement but was part of the package of a resilient work life.”
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