A piece of wisdom from
October 30, 2022 · Sunday
The quote
“Box breathing — four seconds in, four hold, four out, four hold — is the breath the SEALs use under fire. It works because it is the slow lever on the autonomic nervous system. Do it for two minutes; you will move from sympathetic to parasympathetic state.”
— Andrew Huberman · Mental Toughness
The concept
The Power of No
Saying no, setting boundaries, and ending the silent losses of people-pleasing.
Most people are far better at saying yes than at saying no, and they pay for it quietly: in lost time, simmering resentment, missed priorities, and being taken advantage of by those who never learned to ask gently. The power of no is not ru…
A practice for today
Walk one slow block today and observe the lesson of The Power of No. Saying no, setting boundaries, and ending the silent losses of people-pleasing.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 12.13
अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च। निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी॥
“He who hates no creature, who is friendly and compassionate, free from the sense of "I" and "mine", equal in pain and pleasure, patient — such a person is dear to me.”
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