From @TheAthletic: Japan’s soccer fans have become known around the world for leaving stadiums spotless before they depart, and it was no different after their thrilling 2-2 draw in the World Cup against Netherlands. https://t.co/7yZRWyKq6E
3/ The Physiological Sigh
Two short inhales through the nose → one long exhale through the mouth.
Stanford's Andrew Huberman proved it lowers cortisol faster than any technique tested.
Except one and it involves your bathroom sink ↓
1/ Hum at a Low Pitch for 2 Minutes
Monks and singers hum at 40–60 Hz.
It vibrates the vagus nerve, raises nitric oxide 15x, and drops heart rate in seconds.
But there's something even older — what humans did before shoes existed ↓
Your nervous system is a network of 86 BILLION neurons that runs from the brain to the body.
It regulates stress through the sympathetic system (fight/flight) or parasympathetic system (rest/digest).
Every cortisol spike starts here.
UFC Freedom 250 is facing a chaotic weather setup on the White House South Lawn, with a 60% chance of thunderstorms, heavy downpours, and wind gusts up to 34 mph threatening to delay the outdoor fights. On top of the storm risk, brutal D.C. humidity is driving a triple-digit heat index alongside massive swarms of mosquitos and gnats that fighters will have to battle inside the cage. While the venue’s massive 92-foot overhang will keep the octagon dry, a single lightning strike within eight miles will trigger an automatic 30-minute freeze on the entire event.
What I looked like the last time the @NYKnicks won a championship.
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[Mirror-selfie. Via Pentax SP500. 55mm SMC Takumar F2.0 Lens. Kodacolor 200 film]
What's wrong with my friend's hand, guys? It's got these little water blisters that look all bumpy, and it's insanely itchy.
Could this be from the water source, you think @grok ?
I spent years eating "clean" and for no fat loss.
Training consistently.
No junk.
Still no results.
Then I discovered two numbers control everything.
Here's what they are — and how I use them to get lean permanently:
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I’ve been talking about the video opportunity on YouTube since 2006. I made a ton of content about it back in 2008 and the craziest part is 18 years later is still an opportunity. Video on the internet is not “saturated”, it’s not “crowded”. It’s not “everyone’s taking a niche”.
Please friends, remember you are the niche. Start your creative content journey on video today. Stop being scared of getting 2 views. Stop being scared of people’s judgement of what you’re doing. Go make content around what you’re either passionate about, knowledgeable about or interested in documenting you learning about.
These 3 pillars will change the course of someone’s life because of this post. ♥️♥️♥️
To everyone so eager to cancel someone for a tattoo they got at age 22, a drunk text, a selfie they took in the middle of a mental health crisis:
Show us your laptop.
Show us your iCloud.
Open your entire digital life to your worst enemy. No context. No filter. No explanation.
You won’t.
You won’t because you know what I know. Any one of us, frozen at our worst moment, photographed in our lowest hour, looks like a monster. Looks like a stranger. Looks like someone who deserves to be cast out.
That is not who we are.
My mom and baby sister were killed in a car accident when I was just a kid. Cancer took my brother Beau, my best friend and my rock. I battled alcoholism. I battled addiction. I chose the coward’s way out more times than I can count.
For years I believed the defining chapters of my life were written by tragedy, loss, and shame.
I no longer believe that.
Pain can shape us. Loss can humble us. Failures can leave scars that never fully fade. But none of them have the authority to define us.
And it sure as hell ain’t the critic that counts.
That authority belongs to us alone-the person in the arena.
Every setback presents a choice. Play the victim, or cut the bullshit and take ownership for who we become next.
Life does not determine our character. It reveals it.
Again and again we are asked the same question. When shit happens, what next?
We are not defined by what happened to us. We are not defined by the worst photo, the worst text, the worst tattoo, the worst night. We are defined by the person we choose to become. And by the courage to choose that person, every single day.
So before you reach for the gavel - show us your laptop.
You won’t.
The whole world saw mine. And I am still here. Still becoming. Still choosing. Still standing.
That is the only definition that matters.
I think when you’re transitioning from being a people pleaser into someone with better boundaries, it can feel strange — it's hard to tell if you’re being mean or if you’re simply respecting your own feelings, because you’re so used to putting other people's feelings above yours.
High cortisol is the real reason your brain fog won't lift.
It also wrecks your memory, shortens your fuse with the people you love, and shrinks your hippocampus.
Here are 8 ways to clear the fog without medication:
1. 10-minute walk before you open a single screen.
Cortisol is the most powerful hormone in your body.
It controls your sleep, your weight, your energy, and even how fast you age.
Here's how to lower it naturally in 7 simple steps:
1. Stop trying to relax.