Charan Ranganath

Yes, it is directing your attention based on some reason that's an internal goal, right? And that's where the prefrontal cortex really comes in. So it's very easy in some ways to pay attention to me if I'm like gesticulating and I'm talking very loudly because it's grabbing your attention constantly. I mean, let's face it, I know lots of people in my life who hate this because I'm so loud and

I need like Huberman's like words of encouragement on my phone that I could just open up.

I need like Huberman's like words of encouragement on my phone that I could just open up.

I need like Huberman's like words of encouragement on my phone that I could just open up.

Yeah. And this is, by the way, this isn't a technical term. This is just, I like it because it rhymes and a friend of mine came up with it. So, but yes, intention is your ability to say, this is what's important to me right now. And that's why I need to pay attention to it.

Yeah. And this is, by the way, this isn't a technical term. This is just, I like it because it rhymes and a friend of mine came up with it. So, but yes, intention is your ability to say, this is what's important to me right now. And that's why I need to pay attention to it.

Yeah. And this is, by the way, this isn't a technical term. This is just, I like it because it rhymes and a friend of mine came up with it. So, but yes, intention is your ability to say, this is what's important to me right now. And that's why I need to pay attention to it.

Hence the values list. Because if I don't keep that in mind, my, so we tend to think of control as being just like willpower or like, you want to do the right thing or whatever. It's not. It's really a big part. There's so many parts of it, really, but a big part of it is motivation. And motivation is not a trivial thing.

Hence the values list. Because if I don't keep that in mind, my, so we tend to think of control as being just like willpower or like, you want to do the right thing or whatever. It's not. It's really a big part. There's so many parts of it, really, but a big part of it is motivation. And motivation is not a trivial thing.

Hence the values list. Because if I don't keep that in mind, my, so we tend to think of control as being just like willpower or like, you want to do the right thing or whatever. It's not. It's really a big part. There's so many parts of it, really, but a big part of it is motivation. And motivation is not a trivial thing.

It's not simply wanting to do the right thing, but being able to keep that value in mind and retrieve that value because everything has a value associated with, right? And sometimes things that are, you know, I'm thirsty and there's water in front of me, that has a big value and that should grab my attention. So it's not that...

It's not simply wanting to do the right thing, but being able to keep that value in mind and retrieve that value because everything has a value associated with, right? And sometimes things that are, you know, I'm thirsty and there's water in front of me, that has a big value and that should grab my attention. So it's not that...

It's not simply wanting to do the right thing, but being able to keep that value in mind and retrieve that value because everything has a value associated with, right? And sometimes things that are, you know, I'm thirsty and there's water in front of me, that has a big value and that should grab my attention. So it's not that...

having your attention shift, you want it to be flexible, but you want to keep these higher order goals in mind. And so it's this balance between stability and flexibility. Now, the key is, or let's get to your specific example of like technology, right? So ever since I got a phone, that is a smartphone, my first iPhone.

having your attention shift, you want it to be flexible, but you want to keep these higher order goals in mind. And so it's this balance between stability and flexibility. Now, the key is, or let's get to your specific example of like technology, right? So ever since I got a phone, that is a smartphone, my first iPhone.

having your attention shift, you want it to be flexible, but you want to keep these higher order goals in mind. And so it's this balance between stability and flexibility. Now, the key is, or let's get to your specific example of like technology, right? So ever since I got a phone, that is a smartphone, my first iPhone.

Mine was, well, you did better than me, I think. Maybe it was around the same. It was iPhone 3, I think, was my first. Okay.

Mine was, well, you did better than me, I think. Maybe it was around the same. It was iPhone 3, I think, was my first. Okay.

Mine was, well, you did better than me, I think. Maybe it was around the same. It was iPhone 3, I think, was my first. Okay.

I think I had the iPhone 3, which was whenever that came out. Yeah. So until then, I would check email when I was at a computer. When I'm not, I don't think about it. Now it's always there and you get alerts on your phone, right? So let's play this out now. We're having this great conversation.