Andrew Huberman· PhD
if you want to calm down quickly you need to make your exhales longer and or more vigorous than your inhales
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
if you want to calm down quickly you need to make your exhales longer and or more vigorous than your inhales
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And I will always say the rule of thumb and then I'll joke the rule of lung is you want your exhale to always be longer than your inhale to help you calm down.
while the physiological side double inhale long exhale is still the best way to calm down quickly turns out that all exhale emphasized breathing slows the heart down >> just subtly but significantly enough that it helps you calm down.