Greetings,
Here are 4 thoughts, 1 quote, and 1 answer to consider this week. Enjoy!
4 THOUGHTS
1. Breathing is the Only True Compounding Health Benefit
"Growth is driven by compounding, which always takes time."
- Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money
Many investors are better than Warren Buffet. But did you know he bought his first stock when he was 11 years old? It’s not as exciting to talk about, but a large portion of his success is simply due to how long he’s been investing.
This is because compounding always takes time. And, just as importantly, it always takes consistency. If Buffet jumped in and out of stocks or randomly took time off, he might not have achieved his success. It took time and consistency.
These factors are also why breathing is the only real compounding health benefit. Most of us won’t stick to one health routine as long as Buffet has stuck with investing. It’s natural to try new workouts, start a new diet, and on and on.
But we’ll always be breathing. If we invest in simple changes like nose breathing 24/7, the benefits will compound (literally) for the rest of our life. Time becomes our friend. Since we will always be breathing, we will always be compounding.
2. Nasal Breathing, Smiling, and The Power of Compounding
"All these methods trained children to breathe through their noses, all day, every day. It was a habit they would carry with them the rest of their lives."
- James Nestor, Breath
In Breath, James Nestor describes tribal people with perfectly straight teeth, free of chronic illnesses, and who rarely got sick. Their secret? Nasal breathing.
This was not just any nasal breathing, though. It was a lifetime of nasal breathing. Nestor tells us that mothers would stand over their sleeping babies and close their mouths if needed. They even resisted smiling (!?!) with their mouths open.
This was compounding at its best. Nose breathing was in their genes, and it was passed down from generation to generation for millennia. The result, as Nestor recounts, was seemingly "superhuman physical characteristics" and perfect health. These tribal people were the Warren Buffets of nose breathing.
3. Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercises and Your Vagus Nerve
"When it comes to effective vagal maneuvers, any type of deep, slow diaphragmatic breathing…is going to stimulate your vagus nerve, activate your parasympathetic nervous system, and improve your HRV."
- Psychology Today
Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercises and Your Vagus Nerve
I basically highlighted this entire article : ) But what I appreciated most was the author sharing how he uses diaphragmatic breathing in a practical and straightforward way.
Enjoy stimulating your vagus nerve more today!
4. Become A Breathing Genius
"A genius is the man who can do the average thing when everyone else around him is losing his mind." – Napoleon
If you want to be a breathing genius, breathe averagely—nasal, slow, low—in stressful situations. Or David Bidler says, we don’t need more complicated breathing techniques; we need to apply simple ones to harder challenges.
Give it a shot today when you inevitably find yourself in a stressful situation.
1 QUOTE
"Those of us who practice breathing exercises today may well pass on more disease resistant genes to our descendants tomorrow."
- Michael J. Stephen MD, Breath Taking
1 ANSWER
Answer: This fish can breathe through its gills in water and through its skin and mouth lining on land.
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(Cue the Jeopardy! music.)
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Question: What is a mudskipper?
In good breath,
Nick