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“Stress is not necessarily something bad it all depends on…” quote by Hans Selye — Download Open image

“Stress is not necessarily something bad it all depends on how you take it. The stress of exhilarating, creative successful work is beneficial, while that of failure, humiliation or infection is detrimental.”

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