Comments on: Combating 2.5 Million Years Of Evolution – How To Prevent Your Paleolithic Brain From Scaring You Out Of Travel: Part 3 https://foxnomad.com/2011/05/26/combating-2-5-million-years-of-evolution-how-to-prevent-your-paleolithic-brain-from-scaring-you-out-of-travel-part-3/ tech and tips to help you travel smarter Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:56:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Sharon @PRF https://foxnomad.com/2011/05/26/combating-2-5-million-years-of-evolution-how-to-prevent-your-paleolithic-brain-from-scaring-you-out-of-travel-part-3/#comment-168412 Fri, 27 May 2011 13:45:59 +0000 http://www.foxnomad.com/?p=12753#comment-168412 In reply to Anil Polat.

Fascinating series, Anil, which produces some cognitive dissonance of its own. 🙂

]]> By: Anil Polat https://foxnomad.com/2011/05/26/combating-2-5-million-years-of-evolution-how-to-prevent-your-paleolithic-brain-from-scaring-you-out-of-travel-part-3/#comment-168390 Fri, 27 May 2011 10:08:49 +0000 http://www.foxnomad.com/?p=12753#comment-168390 In reply to Amy@GoPetFriendly.

Such a wonderful point about looking at both extremes; using your brain’s own logic against it in a sense. Yes, your plane may crash but the love of your life could also sit down next to you on the flight. I love that example!

]]> By: Anil Polat https://foxnomad.com/2011/05/26/combating-2-5-million-years-of-evolution-how-to-prevent-your-paleolithic-brain-from-scaring-you-out-of-travel-part-3/#comment-168388 Fri, 27 May 2011 10:05:34 +0000 http://www.foxnomad.com/?p=12753#comment-168388 In reply to Lash.

It’s all between our ears 🙂 The brain is the most complex computer in our known universe; such a powerful tool that wielding it takes time, practice, and understanding. Good thing for us, it’s usually cooperative when given the right input.

]]> By: Amy@GoPetFriendly https://foxnomad.com/2011/05/26/combating-2-5-million-years-of-evolution-how-to-prevent-your-paleolithic-brain-from-scaring-you-out-of-travel-part-3/#comment-168370 Fri, 27 May 2011 06:19:19 +0000 http://www.foxnomad.com/?p=12753#comment-168370 Very interesting series, Anil. In our society, most people choose unhappiness over uncertainty to avoid risk. We often look at an option and imagine the possible outcomes, from the worst possible (like our plane falls out of the sky) to what we hope the experience will be like. What we fail to consider is the top of the scale – things could be exponentially better than we’ve hoped for (you find a winning lottery ticket or meet the love of your life, for example). Hey, it’s probably more likely than your plane falling out of the sky! When you look at the complete range of outcomes, the decision to take the risk become easier.

]]> By: Lash https://foxnomad.com/2011/05/26/combating-2-5-million-years-of-evolution-how-to-prevent-your-paleolithic-brain-from-scaring-you-out-of-travel-part-3/#comment-168308 Thu, 26 May 2011 23:23:26 +0000 http://www.foxnomad.com/?p=12753#comment-168308 Thanks for the series Anil!
In the past few years I’ve been reading a lot about how the brain functions, especially in regard to how to think effectively to succeed, how to take advantage of the way the brain functions so that your brain empowers you to succeed (in anything you want) rather than let it stop you/ disempower you. Very interesting stuff!

It was interesting and informative to have you explain the brain functioning in terms of travel success / failure (i.e. you dont’ do it vs you do )

Thanks ! cheers, Lash

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