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You take 20,000 breaths without noticing

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Breathing is the ultimate subconscious chore. Your diaphragm ruthlessly contracts and expands thousands of times a day without you ever actively consenting to it. It’s an exhausting involuntary marathon that only becomes terrifyingly manual the exact second you start thinking about it. You're welcome.

You take 20,000 breaths without noticing
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