I took a lot out of this article. You make a very valid point that unless we are deliberate in choosing a path away from stress, the natural rhythm of life in the modern world means that it will find us. The capitalist desire for more is a collision course with stress, which means we have to actively step out of its way. It may mean choosing to have less, being less "successful" in the eyes of "the world" but us as individuals will be better off in ways that really matter.