1.The prefrontal cortex is a small stage requiring a lot of energy which is a limited resource - so prioritize prioritizing. Prioritizing (energy intensive) is hard because it involves imaging an moving around concepts of which you have no direct experience. Visuals (highly efficient and info rich) can help to maximize limited energy resource. Get things out of your head and onto paper so it re...
Originally an ancient Buddhist concept, mindfulness is used by scientists today to define the experience of paying close attention, to the present, in an open and accepting way. It’s the idea of living “in the present,” of being aware of experience as it occurs in real time, and accepting what you see. To neuroscientists, mindfulness has little to do with spirituality, religion, or any parti...
If the mental stage is a limited resource, it’s like other limited resources such as stocks, gold, or cash. Imagine if Emily treated her capacity to think in the same way her company managed its financial assets, with a tight control on spending. Picturing something you have not yet seen is going to take a lot of energy and effort. This partly explains why people spend more time thinking about...
Each time you use your mental stage, allocate it to something important. It is a limited resource that can’t be wasted. Prioritizing is one of the brain’s most energy-hungry processes. The farther back a memory is, such as Emily’s tips from a training course on dealing with email, the longer this task will take, and the more attention and energy it will require. Picturing something you have ...
Some Things to Try Use your director to observe your emotional state. Be conscious of things that may increase limbic system arousal and work out ways to reduce these, before the arousal kicks in. Practice noticing emotions as they arise, to get better at sensing their presence earlier. When you sense a strong emotion coming on, refocus your attention quickly on a...
People who succeed under pressure have learned to be in a place of high arousal but maintain a quiet mind, so that they can still think clearly. Over time and with practice, this capacity can become an automatic resource. The brain can be wired to deal better with emotions.
Stress is not necessarily a bad thing. It’s how you deal with it that’s key. Successful people learn to harness deep stress and turn it into eustress, thus enhancing prefrontal cortex functioning. They do this partly by naming, and using the other techniques coming up in the next scenes.
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