Snap CEO says he's gotten better at managing stress - and suggests reframing it as a 'gift' and 'opportunity'

"How do we approach stress in our minds? Do we call it out as stress and something that's bad, or do we say, 'Actually, this is a gift, this is a learning opportunity, this is a growth opportunity.'"

"This is a gift, this is a learning opportunity, this is a growth opportunity,"

"Once you're just in a rhythm of dealing with stressful events all the time, it becomes very normal, and stress is about a response to something unusual."

Evan Spiegel reframes stress as a gift, a learning opportunity, and a growth opportunity, and views that mindset as improving stress management. Research, including work by Stanford's Kelly McGonigal, suggests reframing stress as positive can have a significant impact on the ability to manage it. Spiegel uses exercise, sauna sessions, and meditation as regular stress-management practices. Extended experience as CEO has increased Spiegel's capacity to handle recurring stressful events. Spiegel navigated major moments such as a rejected acquisition offer from Meta, a public offering, and a company restructuring into smaller squads.

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