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Understanding Emotions and Learning Tools to Control Stress
The internal state of stress or calmness matching the demands on us determines if emotions are interpreted as good or bad. Learning how to take control of stress by understanding neuronal systems in our body and brain can lead to better self-regulation of emotions and increased agency in life.
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Our internal state of stress or calm can have a good or bad interpretation, depending on how it matches the demands on us.
1:27:45 - 1:31:50 (04:05)
Summary
Our internal state of stress or calm can have a good or bad interpretation, depending on how it matches the demands on us. Understanding our autonomic nervous system and taking control of stress can benefit us regardless of age.
ChapterUnderstanding Emotions and Learning Tools to Control Stress
EpisodeMaster Stress: Tools for Managing Stress & Anxiety
PodcastHuberman Lab
Being able to regulate your short-term stress response can help you work and focus, disengage, and fall asleep easier.
1:31:50 - 1:33:23 (01:32)
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Being able to regulate your short-term stress response can help you work and focus, disengage, and fall asleep easier. This can be done by modulating your reactivity in real time rather than relying on external factors such as meditation or massages.
ChapterUnderstanding Emotions and Learning Tools to Control Stress
EpisodeMaster Stress: Tools for Managing Stress & Anxiety
PodcastHuberman Lab
In this episode, the speaker talks about how understanding the neural systems in our body, brain and eyes can help us gain control over our internal landscapes and develop agency.
1:33:23 - 1:35:28 (02:04)
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In this episode, the speaker talks about how understanding the neural systems in our body, brain and eyes can help us gain control over our internal landscapes and develop agency. They also shed light on how stress, when viewed positively, can be a powerful and useful tool in certain contexts; and how being poorly rested, overworked, and feeling the weight of the world can manifest in grumpiness, anxiety, and depression.