Stress helps you meet your daily challenges and motivates you to reach your goals, ultimately making you a smarter, happier and healthier person. That's right. Good stress is vital for a healthy life.

Why stress is a good thing?

The stress response is designed to help us react when something potentially threatening happens, to help us deal with it and learn from it. Our research shows that moderate, short-lived stress can improve alertness and performance and boost memory.

Why is stress good for students?

Research shows that positive stress can strengthen the immune system, enhance memory and learning, and improve decision-making skills. ... Students might listen to what you have to say." Now you're writing a speech for the year's first all-school assembly on a topic outside your expertise: stress management.