Box breathing: Inside the 'most powerful hack' to control stress

I’ve found box breathing very helpful, but the defaults in most of the box breathing apps are pretty conservative. I’ve found it has more of a calming effect the longer you can hold the breath before releasing.

This brings to mind another study from the summer: “Slow breathing impacts inter-organ dynamics modulating brain function and risk behavior” (saw it on HN I think). Finding was that “prolonged exhalation increases risky decisions by increasing reward sensitivity”:

https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(26)00339-9