Hi All!
I hope you had a great workweek. As always, here are your weekly tips and tricks to keep you on track with your goals.
1. Your mind is the most valuable asset you own. What you put into it shapes the quality of your life.
Lifelong learners are people who continue acquiring new knowledge, skills, and capabilities. They don’t just learn about the world in their formal education years, but they strive to acquire new knowledge throughout the course of their lives.
Continuous learning can better your understanding of the world around you. It provides you with new perspectives and opportunities to improve the quality of your life. What are some of the things you’d like to learn more about?
2. Many of your actions are governed by primitive instincts. Watch them carefully as they might not benefit your success.
Your brain’s primary function is to keep you alive. As it scans and observes your internal and external environments, it can signal information relating to your survival at mindboggling speeds. These actions often happen on a subconscious level, but become apparent when we build our self-awareness.
Someone who is trying to build their confidence, for example, will inevitably have to face their fears. As we move outside our comfort zone, we might feel fearful and start to doubt our decisions. It’s important to separate real fears that threaten our survival from those that help us grow.
Your Weekly Digest: Brain Evolution
The human brain is the most complex but least understood organ in the universe. Questions such as, “How do we store and access memories?”, “What is consciousness?”, or “Why do we sleep or dream?” remain largely unanswered. To find answers to difficult questions, scientists hypothesize, test, and develop simplified models that are easy to understand by the public. Such is the case with human brain evolution.
The Triune Brain model provides a basic model for understanding brain evolution, though it has been criticized for its simplicity. In this week’s article, “Human Brain Evolution Simplified: What You Need to Know”, I explain how the reptilian brain, limbic system, and neocortex shape your life experiences. On top of that, I provide insights into how the brain helps you survive, and how that may not always benefit you.
Until next week,
Mike van der Poel
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