{"id":2282,"date":"2014-11-08T21:38:52","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T21:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/?p=2282"},"modified":"2014-11-08T21:38:52","modified_gmt":"2014-11-08T21:38:52","slug":"when-to-engage-your-brain-neo-vs-paleomammalian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/2014\/11\/08\/when-to-engage-your-brain-neo-vs-paleomammalian\/","title":{"rendered":"When to Engage your Brain &#8211; Neo Vs Paleomammalian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>John Lewis and Brainwashing\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t know what I&#8217;m on about with the neo and paleomammalian brain\/limbic system, take a look <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Triune_brain\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. The Triune brain is a partially debunked explanation and categorisation of the evolutionary parts of the brain. \u00a0Despite the debunking, for a neuro-layman like myself it&#8217;s the easiest reference.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to having fun, enjoying yourself, then engage your limbic system or paleomammalian brain. \u00a0Don&#8217;t question things, just enjoy them. There doesn&#8217;t have to be a logical explanation or motivation to things.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to money, finances, and marketing, engage your\u00a0neomammalian brain. \u00a0Be as cynical as possible. Marketeers will do their best to play on different emotions of the limbic system to manipulate you. Usually\u00a0via insecurities of some sort.<\/p>\n<p>This pile of nauseating shyte for example, you should be cynical about:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iccscUFY860?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The way I see it &#8211; young kid, has\u00a0issues that he is demonstrating vicariously through an imaginary friend that he&#8217;s invented because he so lonely. He&#8217;s lonely because his Dad works all day and night to pay for his Mum&#8217;s shopping bill from John Lewis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Lewis and Brainwashing\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t know what I&#8217;m on about with the neo and paleomammalian brain\/limbic system, take a look here. The Triune brain is a partially debunked explanation and categorisation of the evolutionary parts of the brain. \u00a0Despite the debunking, for a neuro-layman like myself it&#8217;s the easiest reference. 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