Silencing the Inner Critic
Jason and Jordan discuss the impact of the inner critic on our daily lives and how silencing it can lead to being present in the moment. They touch on the ideas of The Flow Genome Project and how shutting down parts of the brain that don't serve you in the moment can be liberating.In this clip
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I have a question about the episode 451: Jason Silva | Origins of a Performance Philosopher and the clip Silencing the Inner Critic. Additionally, I have a question about the episode "Jason Silva: Break the Cycle of Fear and Doubt with Lewis Howes" and the discussion on Mindfulness and Modern Anxiety. Andrew Huberman has stated that, perhaps counterintuitively, to control how we feel and perceive things, we need to run the process backward. I'm struggling with this because, on the whole, action follows thought, and even Andrew himself has stated the importance of mindset. What's going on here?
Is the following statement accurate based on the episode Dr. Mark D'Esposito: How to Optimize Cognitive Function & Brain Health and the clip Cognitive Therapy Insights? "Being in Flow feels great and effortless. Yet, getting into it doesn’t feel anything like that. As we’ve established in the last chapter, every decision we make is a tug-of-war between two areas of the brain: the instinct-driven limbic system, which constantly seeks comfort and immediate gratification, and the prefrontal cortex, which is logic-driven and helps us stay focused on long-term goals."
Being in Flow feels great and effortless. Yet, getting into it doesn’t feel anything like that. As we’ve established in the last chapter, every decision we make is a tug-of-war between two areas of the brain: the instinct-driven limbic system, which constantly seeks comfort and immediate gratification, and the prefrontal cortex, which is logic-driven and helps us stay focused on long-term goals. Because of the way our brains evolved, tasks that require deep cognitive effort often trigger strong internal resistance. Andrew Huberman calls this frustrating mental pushback “limbic friction.” It’s the struggle you feel when your prefrontal cortex tries to manage the urges and instincts from your limbic system. It’s that frustrating feeling you experience when trying to resist grabbing that cookie, when interrupting a colleague because you assume you already know what they’ll say next, or when trying to focus on a challenging task at work when procrastination (putting off important tasks) or precrastination (doing more urgent, less important tasks instead) hits. Understanding and working through limbic friction is essential for entering a state of deep focus.