Try this 20-second stress relief technique: UC Berkeley research

[frauenfelder]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/03/25/try-this-20-second-stress-relief-technique-uc-berkeley-research.html

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[Mindysan33]

@frauenfelder

Susman explains the instructions lose your eyes

I’m guessing if I lose my eyes, it’s probably not going to make me feel calm… just sayin’!

[JDM]

Well, you won’t have to cry no more.

[MekkaB]

Eckhart Tolle has him beat: One conscious breath!

[danimagoo]

@frauenfelder

Midway through the retreat he decided to extend one of his sessions, sitting beneath a tree for three hours. Later, he ran into a monk named Brother Treasure and told him about his practice. The monk’s response was not what he expected.

“Three hours?” Susman remembers Brother Treasure telling him with a smile.

Yeah, that’s not meditating. That’s a long nap.

[gatto]

to be fair, naps are great stress relievers.

until you wake up and realize you still have the same amount of work to do, and less time

[danimagoo]

Oh I fully endorse napping. I took an hour long one this afternoon.

[gatto]

okay, now i’m not stressed; i’m jealous…

[YankInNewZealand]

@gatto

to be fair, naps are great stress relievers.

until you wake up and realize you still have the same amount of work to do, and less time

…and also, you’re at your desk at work and your colleagues start calling you “Sleeping Beauty.”

… sigh… I hate my life.

[fnordius]

That’s only because if you can’t C, you can’t close.

[fnordius]

Dude. It was the snoring that tipped everyone off.
Oh wait, that was me, at my desk. Oops.

[FGD135]

You guys still breathe?