ok it's time to talk about societal distrust in experts and institutions, the rise of misinformation, cultural polarization, and how to work toward some semblance of mutually agreed upon information before we splinter into irreconcilable realities
(beefy thread incoming)
What does the frontal cortex do? Gratification postponement, executive function, long-term planning, and impulse control. Basically, it makes you do the harder thing, when it’s the right thing to do.
"An emotion is something like a storm and you feel that it is coming."
Thich Nhat Hanh explains how we can deal with strong emotions.
Taken from a 21-minute video which is available here: https://t.co/FqbIyuB6OJ
“People like us who believe in physics know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” https://t.co/jNbbGazmv5