Habits are essentially a very valuable way in which the brain reduces what it has to do. Once you've stood up enough times and walked a few things, that is extremely efficient. So habits become efficient. You don't have to think about it any more. That leaves space and thoughtfulness to do something else. And so we evolve into being human beings that have enough band with to do all sorts of new things. After the second world war, we had one of the best educational systems in the world. Now it's all focused entirely upon very short term. I hate to bring up some of the european countries, but if you look at their educational system, it's
On this episode we meet with psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and author Peter Whybrow.
Whybrow gives us an overview of why humans tend to consume excessively in resource-abundant societies. Why is it difficult for humans to change our ways?
Additionally, Whybrow shares pathways for humans to move toward having a well-tuned brain.
About Peter Whybrow:
Peter C. Whybrow, M.D. is Director Emeritus of the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California, Los Angeles, the Judson Braun Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine, and author of several books, including his newest, The Well-Tuned Brain: Neuroscience and the Life Well-Lived.
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