This comes from a book I read. I found it fascinating.
At a physiological level, the issue is not how high the level of cortisol spikes in our system during the fight-or-flight response but how quickly it returns to normal levels. "It takes less than 90 seconds for limbic system programs to be triggered, soar throughout the body, and then be completely flushed out of our systems," explains Jill Bolte Taylor. "If you stay angry after 90 seconds, it's because you've chosen to stay angry."
—Tony Schwartz,"The Way Were Working Isn't Working" p131
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