In a 2001 interview, Amazon.com, Inc. founder Jeff Bezos revealed his secret of dealing with stress, something which can help at least three-quarters of adults in the U.S.
What Happened: During the interview, Bezos said that in a particular case, laughter seems to be working as a stress-buster. “I think in my particular case I laugh a lot.”
He then went on to explain that people often get stress “wrong” because it doesn’t stem from hard work. For example, a person can work hard without experiencing stress. However, being unemployed can cause significant stress.
Similarly, an unemployed person who has been actively putting efforts like giving job interviews, can significantly reduces stress compared to passively worrying about the situation without taking action.
“Stress primarily comes from not taking action over something that you can have some control over,” Bezos said, adding, “If I find that some particular thing is causing me to have stress, that's a warning flag for me; what it means is, there's something that I haven't completely identified perhaps in my conscious mind, that is bothering me, and I haven't yet taken any action on it.”
“As soon as I identify it, and make the first phone call or send up the first email message or whatever it is that we're going to do to start to address the situation, even if it's not solved, the mere fact that we're addressing it dramatically reduces any stress that might come from it,” he advised.
Bezos concluded by saying, “So stress comes from ignoring things that you shouldn't be ignoring, I think in large part.”
Why It’s Important: Earlier this month, Bezos reclaimed the title of the world’s richest person, surpassing Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. At the time, it was reported that his net worth soared to $200 billion, overtaking Musk’s $198 billion. This change in fortune was attributed to a $23 billion increase in Bezos’ wealth over the past year, while Musk saw a decrease of around $31 billion.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index, the Amazon founder is currently the second richest person on Earth, trailing behind Bernard Arnault. Bezos’ current net worth stands at $201 billion.
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