Um, no - you totally missed the context of the word
'stress.' extremely was not talking about limits of
a person's mental edurance, he was referring to
pushing the limits of Perl itself.

To give you an example of 'stress' in this context,
I will tell the story of the 'calculator stress test.'
In high school, my friend would take his calculator
and place it under one the feet of his chair. He would
then carefully shift his weight until a snap sound
was produced from the calculator. He would then see
what the effect was on his calculator. He would then
get his mom to by him a new calculator. My friend was
being a moron - but this should give you a clear example
of this particular use of the word 'stress.'

Now, as for your attitude towards dealing with personal
stress that arrises when your program don't work: take
a break, walk away, save and come back later. I've
gotten 'stressed out' many times, and anger only gets in
the way of progress during those situations. Go outside.
Get some exercise. Ride a bike.

Jeff

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