Ever walked into a room and completely forgotten why you went in there? Your brain can do some extraordinary things ... and yet occasionally can't manage a trip to the laundry.
This week Jodi is calling an emergency staff meeting. We're talking about the doorway effect, the imaginary conversations we rehearse (and somehow win), and what happens when the brain's CEO, guard dog and old apps all have very different ideas about what's going on.
Plus, why autopilot is actually useful, how talking to yourself can help organise your thoughts, and why not every quirky little behaviour needs a deep psychological explanation. A lighter, laugh-filled look at the science behind the wonderfully weird things we humans do.
Chapters00:00 The Spark
01:02 The Wonderful Weirdness of the Human Brain
02:02 The Memory Department Has Lost the Paperwork
03:19 The Imaginary Conversations Department
05:50 Management Has Entered the Chat
08:05 The Autopilot Department
09:41 The Beautiful Ridiculousness of Being Human
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Free Nervous System Emergency Kit: A circuit breaker for moments when your nervous system feels overwhelmed or hijacked. https://minddrophq.com/emergencykit
Inner Spark: Build capacity, regulate and rewire, so your past stops dictating your future. https://minddrophq.com/innerspark
Full show notes, references and transcript: https://minddrophq.com/post/he-ep21-my-brain-needs-a-staff-meeting-why-we-do-the-weird-things-we-do
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