[IAmGraydon]

Stress generally comes from being or feeling powerless to change your state of being. It's the negative feedback your mind gives you in an attempt to spur you to regain control. There are two ways you can overcome it: gain control or relinquish the desire for control. You just don't want to be in the middle, craving more control but having none. This is the position most employees find themselves in, unhappy but trapped and in need of a paycheck.

[tarruda]

Awesome.

In my case I took the second option. When I was younger I used to get stressed about not being able to implement what I thought was best in terms of code/design.

Now I just do what I'm told (at a very moderate pace) and focus my energy on my hobbies and family.

[avinassh]

> There are two ways you can overcome it: gain control or relinquish the desire for control.

What if both of these are difficult? and how would you relinquish the desire?