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25 years ago, Jeff Bezos said this is the best way to deal with stress. Science says he’s still right

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28.04.2026

25 years ago, Jeff Bezos said this is the best way to deal with stress. Science says he’s still right

Want to lower your level of stress? Take a page from the Bezos (and research) playbook.

Jeff Bezos. [Photo: Getty Images]

While it sounds silly, especially since I have a variety of construction skills, I lay awake some nights stressing about our stairs. We had gotten quotes for replacing the carpet on our stairs with white oak, but the average estimate, not including materials, was $10,000 per flight.

Three flights of stairs, at $10K per? Sounded like another job for me — except I had never remodeled stairs, and everyone I knew, including contractor........

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