Alex Hutchinson

But there is a chain of logic that... People who rely most on stimulus response navigation have smaller hippocampus. People who have smaller hippocampuses, that is a known risk factor of conditions like Alzheimer's, PTSD, depression. So I don't want to oversell that, but I would say even with caveats, my takeaway has been I figure out where I'm going.

But there is a chain of logic that... People who rely most on stimulus response navigation have smaller hippocampus. People who have smaller hippocampuses, that is a known risk factor of conditions like Alzheimer's, PTSD, depression. So I don't want to oversell that, but I would say even with caveats, my takeaway has been I figure out where I'm going.

But there is a chain of logic that... People who rely most on stimulus response navigation have smaller hippocampus. People who have smaller hippocampuses, that is a known risk factor of conditions like Alzheimer's, PTSD, depression. So I don't want to oversell that, but I would say even with caveats, my takeaway has been I figure out where I'm going.

I look at the directions I try and figure out, understand where I'm going. And then I turn it off until I need it. So I don't use the turn button directions. And that means I get lost sometimes. And that means I have my kids chirping me from the backseat saying like, mommy uses Waze. Mommy wouldn't have missed that turn. Why don't you use Waze?

I look at the directions I try and figure out, understand where I'm going. And then I turn it off until I need it. So I don't use the turn button directions. And that means I get lost sometimes. And that means I have my kids chirping me from the backseat saying like, mommy uses Waze. Mommy wouldn't have missed that turn. Why don't you use Waze?

I look at the directions I try and figure out, understand where I'm going. And then I turn it off until I need it. So I don't use the turn button directions. And that means I get lost sometimes. And that means I have my kids chirping me from the backseat saying like, mommy uses Waze. Mommy wouldn't have missed that turn. Why don't you use Waze?

And I'm like, kids, we're going to be 90 seconds later than we would have. Like, simmer down.

And I'm like, kids, we're going to be 90 seconds later than we would have. Like, simmer down.

And I'm like, kids, we're going to be 90 seconds later than we would have. Like, simmer down.

Won't somebody think of the hippocampi? Yeah. That's a concrete thing.

Won't somebody think of the hippocampi? Yeah. That's a concrete thing.

Won't somebody think of the hippocampi? Yeah. That's a concrete thing.

Well, if this was at a cocktail party, I would say, that's great. You're fine. You do you. But if they were open to gentle nudging, the question I would ask them, I think, is, are you doing anything in your life where you don't already know the outcome? Is there anything you do...

Well, if this was at a cocktail party, I would say, that's great. You're fine. You do you. But if they were open to gentle nudging, the question I would ask them, I think, is, are you doing anything in your life where you don't already know the outcome? Is there anything you do...

Well, if this was at a cocktail party, I would say, that's great. You're fine. You do you. But if they were open to gentle nudging, the question I would ask them, I think, is, are you doing anything in your life where you don't already know the outcome? Is there anything you do...

this today or this week or this month or this year that isn't the same as what you were doing a year ago or five years ago? Because if not, then when you think about it that way, you might think, huh, there was a time in my life when every day I went to school or whatever and learned something new or did something different or learned a skill or tried a game.

this today or this week or this month or this year that isn't the same as what you were doing a year ago or five years ago? Because if not, then when you think about it that way, you might think, huh, there was a time in my life when every day I went to school or whatever and learned something new or did something different or learned a skill or tried a game.

this today or this week or this month or this year that isn't the same as what you were doing a year ago or five years ago? Because if not, then when you think about it that way, you might think, huh, there was a time in my life when every day I went to school or whatever and learned something new or did something different or learned a skill or tried a game.

And that actually can be really rewarding. So I would say, you don't have to go to the South Pole to be exploring. But if there's not some area of your life where you're pushing into territory where you don't know how it's going to turn out, whether it's exploring new music or taking up a new hobby or wandering through your neighborhood by a different route than you normally do.

And that actually can be really rewarding. So I would say, you don't have to go to the South Pole to be exploring. But if there's not some area of your life where you're pushing into territory where you don't know how it's going to turn out, whether it's exploring new music or taking up a new hobby or wandering through your neighborhood by a different route than you normally do.