Understand The Amygdala (part of brain controlling fear & anger) - Deepstash

Understand The Amygdala (part of brain controlling fear & anger)

In a high-stress environment when the amygdala is active, the prefrontal cortex (responsible for rationality & critical thinking) is “switched off.”

This means that in an environment where fear and anger are present, people are unable to make rational decisions!

So give the '478' breathing technique a shot if you ever feel angry or scared!

34

264 reads

CURATED FROM

IDEAS CURATED BY

lyejiajun

Learner. Writer. Leader. I'm a tech enthusiast and love all-things productivity. 🚀🚀

I share the 6 best mental tips to improve your sleep, health, productivity, relationships, and life!

The idea is part of this collection:

Upskilling: Preparing For The Future

Learn more about mentalhealth with this collection

Identifying the skills needed for the future

Developing a growth mindset

Creating a culture of continuous learning

Related collections

Read & Learn

20x Faster

without
deepstash

with
deepstash

with

deepstash

Personalized microlearning

100+ Learning Journeys

Access to 200,000+ ideas

Access to the mobile app

Unlimited idea saving

Unlimited history

Unlimited listening to ideas

Downloading & offline access

Supercharge your mind with one idea per day

Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.

Email

I agree to receive email updates