1min snip

On Purpose with Jay Shetty cover image

Dr. Daniel Amen: ON Training Your Brain for Optimal Performance

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

NOTE

The Effects of Meditation on the Brain

The prefrontal cortex is responsible for making humans human and allows for focus, judgement, planning and learning from mistakes/nHumans survive because they can plan for the future, not just the present/nDamage to the prefrontal cortex results in being stuck in the present/nBeing in the power of now is not always beneficial, as humans need to be able to think about the future too/nMany people are too focussed on feeling better now, rather than thinking about their long-term mental health.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode