Gone in 90 Seconds (A Mindfulness Trick)

Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor developed the "90 second rule", showing that from the time a stimulus triggers stressful brain chemicals to the time those chemicals are flushed from our system is about 90 seconds. What does this mean? That if we learn to re-direct our mind for 90 seconds, we can nip a lot of our stress in the bud. Here's how to do it, starting with distraction tactics and moving toward a mindfulness strategy.

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[miracleshappen]

Bingo! I'm learning that right now and I realized I made myself very sick because I dwelled in negative and upsetting negative memories thus missing the beauty and the miracles happening in the present moment. I had to cause myself severe multiple sclerosis to wake up to reality, I took too many little miracles for granted while I was sleep walking through life. Pain and fear are a deadly combination so now I'm learning to let go of control and trust the Multiverse that everything is just fine: I'm healing myself. 🤗🙏💖

[Takeshi_]

Beautifully simple method, I often get an uncomfortable knot it my stomach when someone says something to me that is frustrating or offensive. Until now i accepted that this reaction was out of my control, thank you.

[miracleshappen]

That little girl is so lucky to get this lesson as such an early age. If all children and adults were taught the same, the world would change overnight!
Great job.
👏🌎💖🤗

[trishchmelik]

I like this a lot. Thank you! My brain tends to loop or overthink. It's good to know about the 90 second lifespan. I'll check out the podcast for sure! Love to all!!

[rickdodge]

Like a form of meditation that I use for negative emotions and pain management (a distraction technique using the 5 senses).

[paztururututu]

Hi joyful family!!!

I have tried this 2 minutes ago. Closing my eyes and harmonizing my breathing. (Like pranayama)

... I liked it! 90 seconds is enough. :)

Interesting... useful trick! =)

Thank you very muchhhh!!! 🙏🏽😊

I wish we all have a beautiful day! ❤

[McLarenIT]

I've observed that if you can manage to delay thinking about what bothers you to the next day, it usually feels less stressful. The problem is that you need to prove to your mind that the threat it's perceiving is a false alarm in order for it to quit bothering you. This can be challenging. One thing that can be effective is a technique in which you dedicate a specific time of the day to address your mind's worries. So instead of obsessing with your thoughts as they come, or otherwise try to indefinitely suppress them, which does not work over the long run, you merely push them a little into the future. This gives you two major benefits: 1. You allow the stress hormones to leave your system so you can address your thoughts more objectively, and 2. You will essentially be able to manage your stress. I must say this isn't an easy task to accomplish by any means, but it can be perfected with practice just like any other skill. By the way, Kenton, you were in my dream last night. We were hanging out together in Wisconson, hahaha. XD

[danielhill]

I think it's important to realize "you can't control your emotions" it's not a skill that humans possess. Being aware of our emotions does allow us to direct them into a more productive or compassionate and calm area. Great video! I'll definitely be giving this a try. One way that helps for me is exploring the "why" of a reaction or emotion, such as "why does this make me angry?" Thank you for sharing this my friend! With love my friend 🙂

[aizen_rhyme_schemes]

Very interesting video, as always! Mirabelle always brings a great energy!

[pacificpermaculture]

We can learn to control our reactions.When someone gives me the finger, I usually give back a full hand wave.Sometimes I even mumble to myself, "cool, nice finger" or "thanks but I'm busy now" People try to provoke a response they think will be predictable, so a different response throws them off.When people ask me for money, I often say "no, but thanks for asking" Sometimes they automatically say "you're welcome", and walk away looking stunned.I had never heard of the 90 second rule though.I will have to consider that as a special arrow in the quiver.

[Fellmandave]

Thanks for this. Just found your channel and am looking forward to going through some of your past videos. I have recently found that using Tingsha and listening to the sound until the end helps. In fact made a video about it yesterday before I found this one of yours. So it's all coming together. Thanks again.

[rickdodge]

To ReWild University: I intend on relaying an response to your question regarding my meditation techniques. I enjoyed your video. You 2 make a wonderful pair. I need a little time. Enjoy your life.

[deliamae]

I will try this out, thank you for this tool! Also, I really appreciate you taking time to mention how depression can affect this rule. I have depression and I sometimes find myself taking tips like this and using it to belittle my symptoms, so your reminder helps to combat those thoughts.

[traceuse]

Why do you think our brains love to get in thought loops that are painful or destructive? What's so alluring about anger or horror or fear? Why does our tiny "me" mind want to rehash things over and over? It's so weird to me. Once there was this movie I saw, and it was a really messed up movie. Like I am almost traumatized from watching it, lol. I really wish I never saw it. But my brain likes to think about that movie over and over. Well last night that movie was playing at my neighbor's house and I could see the screen through their window across the way. And I was like "oh no." I kept convincing myself not to look but I kept repeatedly looking. It was so hard not to. I wonder if that's the same brain mechanism that tries to suck us in and make us relive things for another 90 seconds. I wish I knew why our brains do this. Great video and great advice!

[ToddAndrewCole]

Hi friends! Thanks for this useful information that I'd never heard before. I will do my best to implement this technique in my daily life. Wishing you all the best. Warm greetings from Wishram.

[ZnSstr]

Well I am a person driven by emotions since I am a Pisces like you, but in childhood I liked chess a lot, it always made me think steps away from initial reaction, ok that thing went there and I wind fast forward to see how that thing can react on my reaction in relation with other surroudings that seem inactive. Ok this sounds complicated, in simple terms I have no reaction on anything I always shut up to think how can I avoid conflictual thoughts and draw the game of feelings to a draw, I don't care if I seem stupid 9/10 out of times having delayed reactions or I am not pulling out a bluff or a raise. You found peace in your head and got enough grounded to see the light of emphathy having this great family, once you find peace in yourself, world will know peace through you, wish everyone would find peace in themselves so it will be a forever mirrored peaceful world.

[theclumsyprepper]

Mirabelle is so funny ❤

Myself, I have a very short fuse so need distractions or I'll be angry and frustrated for ages. Thankfully I have my cats to provide plenty of laughs and cuddles (when they don't fight).

Oh it's Anna btw, I've renamed my account. I think it describes me perfectly 😂

[jarilo]

I'll try this next time I get a song stuck in my head and can't remember/find the name for it instead of going on a 3 hour search trying to find it.

[saveourprimates]

Alright, this comment might be in a bit of an echo chamber, but I'm sure it'll be an interesting read (= A lot of the brilliance of mindfulness comes from its simplicity. From a stoic perspective, the outside world (including our bodies) can never be fully under our control. But there's an ever better realization, which is that the entirety of who we are (including the ego mental construct) can't always be tamed. The outside world can influence our state of mental well being more than we'd like to admit. Here are just a few external factors that don't need our permission to affect us: air pollution (which, just to name 1 of many sometimes unnoticed symptoms, can cause an increase in aggressive or even violent behavior, even in the short term), concussions, raccoon roundworm & other parasites (protozoans, helminths/worms and ectoparasites like those pesky ticks with their fatigue-inducing lyme disease). Perhaps another reason a driver might flip someone off is bc of (at least partially) air pollution induced rage..And not only does pollution affect us...a study in animals has shown air pollution can give ''road rage'' to rats in laboratories. Not surprising, bc we're all animals, but other independent studies have shown the same sorts of effects in humans. I think this (technically unethical) rat study was with leaded & unleaded fumes, not exhaust, but air pollution from exhaust & electricity production (etc.) is ''silent (invisible) but deadly, '' even when you can't smell it . Despite efforts to ''clean the air, '' millions of people continue to die in industrialized ''first world'' countries each year, including in America. However, the sorta good news is that there are many steps we can take to limit & even cut off our exposure to ''man-made'' pollution substantially/completely, but I won't go into those here or otherwise I'd be writing an essay lol. Gotta say it's almost unbelievable the mainstream media doesn't cover something that can affect us all. Fortunately we don't have the mind-controlling fungi some ant species have to deal with... & of course there are also genetic predispositions for mental illness or whatnot. So we don't always have a say in whether or not negative emotions come into being, but letting go of the need to have a peaceful mind can make the mind more peaceful