My Personal Experience “The least emotional response is the best response to any given situation” I first discovered box breathing when I was having my quarter-life crisis and trying to gain control of my emotional outburst. It was not a good place for me to be in at the time, but this technique is an absolute game-changer. All of these lessons I write about and mental models I discuss really don’t matter until we’re able to stop reacting and start responding...

My Personal Experience Not too long ago, I was away from home, working hard and ambitiously on my career, because it felt like it was the right thing to do. I was always driven for success; I love pushing myself for the end reward. Long story short, after 6 months, I was isolated, overly anxious, depressed, intensely paranoid ,and on the brink of a serious psychosis. I flew my ass right back home, and I was worried I would never be the same....