#1 · I used to think nervous system work was about becoming calm. But
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Aug 31–Sep 6#34 · “I’m afraid of my emotions.”
#10 · I’ll probably get in trouble for saying this, but genuine privil
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Sep 7–Sep 13#7 · Want to be in the most joyful 0.1% of humans? The path is super
#9 · Forget trying to be “1% better every day”
#54 · Something I've noticed is that most people are comfortable expre
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Sep 14–Sep 20#24 · Imagine a scene in which your vascular system, aka ‘Big Clench’,
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#25 · Most people have never fully experienced an emotion without clen
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#27 · You probably don’t have a work/money/relationship problem, you p
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#37 · Imagine that at midnight tonight, the universe forks: two identi
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#28 · Unclenching is a trainable skill.
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#29 · Just like sleep, you can’t force unclenching (trying is another
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#30 · The common thread with all unclenching experiments might be summ
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Something I've noticed is that most people are comfortable expressing either anger or sadness, but r
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True financial freedom is an internal state, not an external number. Without addressing 'hungry ghos
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The idea of 'managing anxiety' is often counterproductive, as trying to control the experience can c
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Negative self-talk and intrusive thoughts are often not purely mental phenomena, but rather expressi
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Simple humming, especially when combined with extended exhales, is an incredibly effective and acces
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Technology and social media aren't inherently the problem for modern reactivity; rather, algorithms
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A strong work ethic must be intentionally balanced with an equally strong 'rest ethic' – the deliber
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Numbness, often perceived as a lack of feeling or a problem to be fixed, is actually a 'beautiful st
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Burnout is fundamentally a failure of interoception, resulting from a prolonged disconnection betwee
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Intense breathwork modalities like Wim Hof, when lacking sufficient integration and recovery, can dy
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Interoception, the ability to sense and track one's internal landscape, is a learnable skill and a '
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Constantly self-regulating away challenging emotions, while seemingly helpful in the short term, acc
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The self-improvement paradigm, by assuming inherent brokenness, creates perpetual tension and preven
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Personal development evolves from a '1.0' phase of willpower, overcoming, and external achievement (
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The most profound and exciting 'adventure' available to us is the exploration of our internal landsc
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A friend of mine says that “you can tell how much work someone has done on themselves by the depth o
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Have you ever wondered how when you are in a bit of a hurry or anticipating critical feedback, you c
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Clenching happens all the time in subtle ways – like paying a hidden tax on your happiness – you see
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I’ve spent the last five years teaching nervous system regulation to 1,500+ students: CEOs of rocket
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I have a working theory that this weird skill of 'unclenching' also makes you quantifiably 'luckier'
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There are many environments (hectic cities or toxic workplaces) that come with a hidden nervous syst
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It turns out that there are skills you can cultivate that allow you to be in a perpetually good mood
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Your body is self-regulating much of the time, even something as basic as yawning has a surprisingly
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Most people think nervous system regulation means being completely calm all of the time.
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Something I notice is that most people spend a lot of energy trying to change how they feel using th