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Understanding the importance of decision-making
Identifying biases that affect decision-making
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How to Perform?
- Set a timer for five minutes.
- Sit with a straight spine on the floor or in a chair with your feet flat.
- Close your eyes and inhale for a count of four.
- Hold your breath for a count of four.
- Exhale for a count of four.
- Hold for a count of four.
- Repeat until the alarm sounds.
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Box Breathing
The practice itself, which gets its name because there are four equal parts to it, is super simple.
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