Silence Racing Thoughts in 60 Seconds

Stop trying to FIGHT your racing thoughts. Here's how to TRICK them into silence in under 60 seconds.

My brain used to throw a rave the second the lights went out—until I found these micro-switches.

So I hijacked my own nervous system with a 4-second exhale that fools the vagus nerve

into hitting the OFF button. First, blow your next breath out like you're

fogging a mirror—count to four. Now notice how your shoulders drop without permission.

That's the parasympathetic system flipping from panic to park. Quick combo: press one fingertip between

your eyebrows, hum one low note—yes, hum. The vibration jacks up nitric-oxide,

blood pressure dips, thoughts slow to syrup. Do it three times; the chatter gives