THE INTERNAL WAR

THE LIMBIC SYSTEM

PRE-FRONTAL CORTEX

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Either can win...
However, the limbic system contains the amygdala,
a sensor for anxiety

So, the limbic system will want to have fun, but also shut everything down if it senses anxiety...

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To be more productive, you have to build up the Pre-Frontal cortex.

THIS A DIFFICULT FOR SEVERAL REASONS:

• The limbic system is millions of years old
• The pre-frontal is only thousands of years in development

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But both systems can work together...