Jim Kwik shares two ways to calm your mind: meditation and deep breathing quiet your brain's default mode network and reduce stress, while experiencing awe in nature like sunsets or hiking shifts your attention away from daily worries and puts them in perspective.
There are 2 simple ways to calm down the network and bring yourself back into harmony and into balance. One of these is meditation. Research has shown that relaxation techniques such as mindfulness, meditation, and even deep breathing can quiet the default mode network and boost well-being through decreased inflammation and stress. Another way is to cultivate the sensation of awe. Experiencing awe shifts your focus from everyday worrying to seeing the big picture. And reminds us that most of our daily repetitive worries that are often linked to negative thought patterns are actually insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Easiest way to cultivate this sensation is to spend time in nature and experience its vastness and greatness by watching something simple like a sunset or a moonrise or swimming in the ocean or hiking wherever you are.
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