Reptilian brain

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The following is an article that helps explain why even the most rational men make the dumbest mistakes:

Humans like to think we’re a clever lot. Yet those magnificent, mighty brains that allow us to split the atom and touch the moon are the same stupid brains that can’t start an assignment until the day before it’s due.

We evolved from primitive creatures, but we never quite shed ourselves of their legacy. You know the clever, rational part of your brain you think of as your human consciousness? Let’s call him Albert. He lives in your brain alongside an impulsive baby reptile called Rex:

(Rex is your basal ganglia, but that’s not very catchy so I’m sticking with Rex.)

Rex evolved millions of years ago – unsurprisingly enough, in the brains of reptiles – and his instincts guide and motivate you to this day. Hunger. Fear. Love. Lust. Rex’s thoughts are primitive and without language.

Here’s the bit you’re not going to like. Rex makes the final call on all your decisions. Every. Single. One.

We like to think of Albert as “our true self” – the conscious part of your brain. He’s the talking, reasoning part. When we decide to go to the gym or write that term paper, Albert made that decision.

Rex does listen to Albert. Like a child, he will do a lot of what he’s told, as long as he wants to. But if Rex prefers to crash on the sofa to watch Survivor and eat Cheetos, that’s what you’re going to do.

The incredible ascension of mankind that surrounds us is largely possible because we’ve developed systems to nurture our reptilian brains, to subdue, soothe, and subvert them.

Continue reading using the link below:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2013/01/15/how-do-i-get-over-my-bad-habit-of-procrastinating/#35535278544c

[ForeverDoneParticipant 2928]

Good read. 🙂

[bstoffParticipant 4865]

Right along the lines of Freud’s Id, Ego and Superego. There is lots of info on the reptilian brain concept. There’s definitely something biological to it, probably more workable and realistic than Freud’s model.

[AttonParticipant]

We need more Alberts

A MGTOW is a man who is not a woman's bitch!

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