Today I will explore some of Earth's strangest and most elusive creatures; the anglerfish with its translucent teeth, the cookie cutter shark with its sutorial lips and the Idiacanthus atlanticus with its pelvic fins. Of course I'm talking about deep sea fish. Ladies and gentlemen, my message is short and simple; we must learn from deep-sea fish. Allow me to explain. To begin with, let's look at the characteristics of a deep-sea fish. Due to the low level of light reaching deep-sea environments, many deep-sea fish have adapted their eyes to work in the deepest darkness. At 10 meters under water the pressure doubles; at 20 the size is three times greater than on the surface. But this is not a problem for them, since their gelatinous bodies do not compress easily. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying we should mutate our DNA, become gelatinous, and develop dark-adapted eyes. no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay What I'm trying to convey is that perhaps, like our friends at the bottom of the ocean, we need to learn how to apply pressure buddy and get comfortable with change. Because this is the only way we can survive the pressures that come with living in an ever-changing society. A star boxer drops his right hand into the center of a left hook; an aspiring actor forgets his lines; A US president tweets in defense of Breitbart News. Each of these people faced the same mental processing obstacle: they simply panicked under pressure. We all know this too well. Your heart starts to beat faster, your breathing quickens, and adrenaline courses through your veins as you carefully plan how to use those 140 characters. Stress faces us every day, whether we like it or not. So, how about instead of responding to pressure with so much physical and mental negativity, we look at it as an advantage. Have you ever wondered why some people thrive under pressure while others seem to crumble? Well, how did Kobe Bryant score 81 points in a single NBA game? How did Elon Musk literally launch Spacex from the ground? And how did Genghis Khan conquer China? Well, according to Martin Turner, professor at Staffordshire University, it all depends on how we initially respond to stress. This first assessment of the situation is fundamental. Some people are able to respond in a way that helps their performance, also known as a challenge state, while others crumble into the dust. I am the latter. But the good news for me and for all of you, who like me, just can't handle it, is that the state of challenge can be learned simply by changing your perception. Stress is only harmful if you perceive it as harmful. Kelly Mcgonial, a health psychologist, discovered a surprising discovery. He conducted a study of 30,000 people in America, asking who thought stress was bad for their health. The surprising data showed that people who believed stress was normal, despite experiencing a lot of it, were less likely to die. Researchers estimate that over the past 8 years, 182,000 Americans have died prematurely simply because they believed stress was harmful. This means that believing that stress is harmful has caused more deaths in America than HIV, homicides, and skin cancer. We clearly need to change the way we think about our response to stress, learning to see it as an advantage. That heart that beats and burns, fits you.