Awesomeology (GRATITUDE) with Neil Pasricha
Ologies with Alie Ward
The Amygdala Side Note
The amygdala is part of the limbic system which scientists casually and kind of insultingly call the old brain. Every time we do something scary like text a crush or make a presentation cut our bangs, write an important email etc. Our brain is shrieking this could kill youThis could kill you just heads up this is going to kill you. Oh man we're going to die. It's very well meaning but a little dramatic. And that thing releases a fight or flight hormone all day all day which is awesome for when you hear a stick snap in the middle of the woods in themiddle of the night. Unfortunately that thing can be totally abused.
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