Comments on: Combating 2.5 Million Years Of Evolution – How To Prevent Your Paleolithic Brain From Scaring You Out Of Travel: Part 1

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 03:39:55 +0000

In reply to Linda.

I remember hearing about that somewhere…but a good example at how visualizing an event can make it o much more real for the fear-centers of our brains. A shame though – like you say, it’s a random act of violence. No need to avoid grocery stores all together!!

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:14:08 +0000

This is fascinating, and explains so much! We had a sad example of this here a couple of weeks ago, a woman was murdered mid-morning in a supermarket in a very grisly manner, and now so many Brits are asking if this is a safe place to which to travel (despite that Brits have been vacationing here since the 60s with no such occurrences). It was, of course, the act of a madman and could have happened anywhere in the whole world. For people living here it’s disturbing that this happened in a shop we frequent as part of daily life, but for anyone who is going to visit it’s ridiculous to think the place unsafe. The circumstances could have been the same in London, Sydney, St Louis, Cape Town or Buenos Aires. Of course, perhaps we should stay out of supermarkets because they aren’t safe now!

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:05:51 +0000

In reply to Sherry Ott. Our biggest travel enemy is also our biggest ally :) but one thing that makes social media such a powerful motivator.

By: Sherry Ott

Sherry Ott — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:20:30 +0000

Great start to a subject I love. I totally understand the fear of traveling and how we are held hostage by media – but my goal is that people can past the barrage of media and start to see things on their own. When I was a bit nervous about going to Lebanon this winter – it was connecting with other people there that eased my fears.
Love this series!

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Mon, 23 May 2011 19:12:08 +0000

In reply to Sharon @PRF. There are always outliers certainly, but almost all of us are biased by our social networks when we make a decision. Tricky thing the mind is though, we tend to look for reassurance and the people who agree with our original premise though :) Hope you'll enjoy the second part tomorrow!