Bi-directional biofeedback "hacks": - **Breathing** - [[Stress]] causes short, rapid breaths. You can use [[Box Breathing]] to tap into that to help relax. See also: [[Anxiety and Overbreathing]] - The **physiological sigh** is an alternative to box breathing: double inhale followed by an extended exhale - **Visual Inputs** - [[Stress]] literally narrows the aperture your eyes are capable of seeing, you become very detail oriented and stop seeing the big picture (literally). Intentionally widening your aperture and trying to see the whole of what's in front of you can, like box breathing, relax you. > [!quote] You cannot control the mind with the mind > <cite>- Tim Ferriss</cite> **** # More ## Source - [[Andrew Huberman]] on [[The Tim Ferriss Show]] - ChatGPT for coming up with a name for this ## Related -