The Zoomies and This Week’s Round Up
Happiness, love, and wisdom aren’t furthered by shutting down the SNS, but rather by keeping the autonomic nervous system as a whole in an optimal state of balance: Mainly parasympathetic arousal for a baseline of ease and peacefulness Mild SNS activation for enthusiasm, vitality, and wholesome passions Occasional SNS spikes to deal with demanding
... See moreRick Hanson • Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
Sometimes I place my hand on the center, massaging it gently like you would a clenched muscle. The goal is to disperse the sensation so that my whole body can be used to digest and metabolize it, so it does not just become an acute burden for a small part of me to manage.
Don Hanlon Johnson • Diverse Bodies, Diverse Practices: Toward an Inclusive Somatics
When you’re anxious, there is no quicker relief than checking things. Checking your Substack subscriber stats, refreshing your inbox and order confirmations.Scott Belsky coined the term insecurity work to describe work that does not move the ball forward, but is quick enough that you can do it multiple times a day without realizing. Unlike in... See more