No matter who you are, you have to face huge pressure from different aspects. Life is not simple, it may bring you blows in an unexpected manner.

Misfortune seldom comes alone. The stocks might plunge when you are in hospital. You investment then turns into nothing, probably as a result of your inadequate knowledge and misjudgement, which in turn exerts you huge pressures.  

Now, we have to find ways to combat those pressures.

The first thing one should do is to brave pressures. We have to admit the existence, clear the sources, and accept the cruel fact. Escaping from reality might also work, but to me, it is likely to make things worse. The consequence of escaping may not only make my hairs but also my pore and marrow stands on end.

Feeling stressed means you have encountered some difficulties. Those that can be overcome are no means problems, for those that can't, just accept the reality. Wisdom is required to distinguish whether the problem can be solved.  

With wisdom, you still can't tackle problem easily, but at least you do not feel as depressed as before. The so called "Free volition" And ' free choice",  which is the choiceless resort when we are unable to tackle a problem, are nothing but illusion.

The real pressure comes when you encounter difficulties that can't be overcome.  At this time your mind will be filled with such words as helpless, vacuous, choiceless, powerless. Such being the case, your only strategy is attention distracting. 

Attention distracting is in essence different from escaping from reality. The latter one, unlike accepting the reality that are unable to change, is to retreat before confirming whether the problems can be overcome.

I am a lucky dog in that I have many worthwhile things to do. Therefore, choiceless things could also be meaningful to me. It is simple to judge if your action makes sense, just have a look on if any one benefits from it. If yes, then, go ahead; if not, stop to do something meaningful.

I was tickled when I came to here. I must have been at a loss for a while, because last week I have been playing mine hunter for days, I even bought a new mouse, with which I made a new record 97 seconds - I have kept 115 seconds as my record for many years. Looking back on this, I felt that I just idled all my time. Luckily, I have found some worthwhile things that I am able to do.