#inner monkey

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The Chimp Paradox Summary - Four Minute Books

The Chimp Paradox summary explains how the human and the chimp in your brain interact, what 4 modes humans communicate in, and how to focus

Your brain has 2 parts - inner human and inner monkey.

The monkey always wants more so in order to be more human and less of a monkey trait you need to pause after every achievement and treat yourself. Afterwards start another challenge.

Otherwise you may end up winning but not being happy.

Celebrate every achievement

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Use This Metaphor to Be More Rational, Happy, and Persuasive

The brain's two competing forces that determine your outcomes in life

By becoming aware of our and other people’s inner monkey, we can live more rationally, happily, and communicate better with others.

The first step is to understand our inner battle. Our prefrontal cortex the “human” part of the brain and our limbic system the “inner chimp.” The human is driven by reason and fact, the chimp runs only on emotions.

These two forces constantly compete for dominance inside our minds which, as you might imagine, leads to problems .

The most important thing is to regularly observe your own state of mind. When you feel stressed, anxious, or overly emotional, ask yourself: “Who’s currently in charge? Do I truly want to feel and act this way? Or am I letting my inner monkey take over?”

Self-awareness is the first step to managing the monkey inside.

We must learn to celebrate our achievements as they occur. We can’t just check some mental box and move on to the next thing. We must pause, rest, and appreciate, whatever form that may take — a vacation, a good book, a glass of champagne.

When you pull off something you’re proud of, take a break, celebrate, and appreciate how far you’ve come.

You are not your brain, but you’re responsible for what you do with it — even if it makes you do things a lot of the time.

We’ll never have perfect control over our emotions, but it’s comforting to know that if we work on it, we can be a little calmer, smoother, and happier.

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Acknowledge Who You Really Are

Acknowledge Who You Really Are

So… One might be able to discern that I am introspective to a fault. Yeah, I tend to be so caught up in my characteristic self-analysis and extremist comparisons to others that I end up just feeling more pathetic and inadequate than I started. *sigh*

But, I’ve found one podcast which has started to positively affect my introspection. However, this will take time to take root in my life, and…

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