Toolkit

Exercises that actually do something

Body tools work when you're too activated to think. Thinking tools work once the volume is under about a 6. Use them in that order.

You don’t have to like these to benefit from them. Try one badly; it still counts.

Body regulation

Tap one and follow the steps literally — the point is to be boring and physical.

  1. Inhale through the nose for 4.
  2. Hold for 4.
  3. Exhale for 4.
  4. Hold empty for 4.
  5. Repeat for six rounds.

Brain regulation

Written tools. Short answers beat perfect ones — everything saves as you type.

Evidence for and against

Best case / worst case / most likely

Perspective switching

Future self advice

Compassionate friend