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Ride Out the First 20 Seconds of Stress
Under acute stress, try to make it through the first 20 seconds before acting, because forebrain function is suppressed briefly and then comes back online.
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“If you can make it 20 seconds, you have a far better chance of not doing something really stupid and doing something that's very adaptive.”
huberman · Tools for Overcoming Substance & Behavioral Addictions | Ryan Soave · Apr 21, 2025 · 1:20:30 · open ↗
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