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Breathe!
Researchers have found that, when your adrenaline is pumping, your brain gets less oxygen, and that impairs your ability to reason.
When you find yourself in a conflict situation, stop talking and take a deep breath. In fact, take several.
Assignment
Next time you find your dander up, stop talking and breathe, breathe, breathe!
The simple act of breathing will get oxygen flowing to your brain cells, and will put them back into action, so you can stop yourself from saying or doing something you may regret later.
Ever done that? Been in a conversation that was going south and later thought back to what you said? Did you ask yourself: “What was I thinking?” Well, science tells us that if your adrenaline kicked in, you probably weren’t ...
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