2min chapter

The School of Greatness cover image

How To Master Your Emotions w/ This 90-Second Trick EP 1338

The School of Greatness

CHAPTER

Breathing Is the Key to Staying Present

When a feeling gets triggered, there's a rush about chemicals into our bloodstream that activate the bodily sensations we're talking about. Those same biochemicals flush out of the bloodstream in roughly an upper limit of 90 seconds. So you might have this embarrassment and this redness or whatever rash feeling that comes on your skin because of a situation. Does that come through the brain first? Like it comes through the mind that connects to the brain and then flushes through the nervous system? It can go both directions. And so the notion is that you want to be able to ride one or more short lived bodily sensation waves to stay present to the feeling.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode