Rob Dial
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Because you have to understand, your brain is processing everything that comes in, and it's filtering what it needs to pay attention to, what it doesn't need to pay attention to. And so over time, your body needs to be able to regulate all of this. And so it can leave you scattered. It can leave you exhausted because your brain's working a million miles a second behind everything.
It can make you feel a little bit emotionally numb. It can make you feel irritable as well. Basically, overstimulation is what happens when your brain takes in more information that it can actually process. And... You've heard me say this before, but just really think about this.
It can make you feel a little bit emotionally numb. It can make you feel irritable as well. Basically, overstimulation is what happens when your brain takes in more information that it can actually process. And... You've heard me say this before, but just really think about this.
It can make you feel a little bit emotionally numb. It can make you feel irritable as well. Basically, overstimulation is what happens when your brain takes in more information that it can actually process. And... You've heard me say this before, but just really think about this.
If you think back to your great, great, great, great grandparents, what, 150 years ago maybe, life was completely different. They didn't have phones. They didn't have TVs. They didn't have radios. They didn't have cars running or going all over the place. They didn't have airplanes. It was just completely different.
If you think back to your great, great, great, great grandparents, what, 150 years ago maybe, life was completely different. They didn't have phones. They didn't have TVs. They didn't have radios. They didn't have cars running or going all over the place. They didn't have airplanes. It was just completely different.
If you think back to your great, great, great, great grandparents, what, 150 years ago maybe, life was completely different. They didn't have phones. They didn't have TVs. They didn't have radios. They didn't have cars running or going all over the place. They didn't have airplanes. It was just completely different.
our brain has not caught up to adapt to all of the changes that have happened in the past 150 years.
our brain has not caught up to adapt to all of the changes that have happened in the past 150 years.
our brain has not caught up to adapt to all of the changes that have happened in the past 150 years.
can think about your mind being like this old old computer you remember like the the green screen computers that you know that you used to have for those of you guys that are older like the green screen ones that were very basic think of your mind being like one of those but it's got 150 tabs open it's got music playing it's got downloads running in the background it's got pop-ups flashing limited time offer
can think about your mind being like this old old computer you remember like the the green screen computers that you know that you used to have for those of you guys that are older like the green screen ones that were very basic think of your mind being like one of those but it's got 150 tabs open it's got music playing it's got downloads running in the background it's got pop-ups flashing limited time offer
can think about your mind being like this old old computer you remember like the the green screen computers that you know that you used to have for those of you guys that are older like the green screen ones that were very basic think of your mind being like one of those but it's got 150 tabs open it's got music playing it's got downloads running in the background it's got pop-ups flashing limited time offer
That's your brain basically what it's dealing with all of the time. And your brain can't process everything. It's trying to. There's no software update for your brain. There's no hardware update for your brain. What you got is what you got. You know, modern life feels like that. It feels like nonstop notifications, 24-7 news.
That's your brain basically what it's dealing with all of the time. And your brain can't process everything. It's trying to. There's no software update for your brain. There's no hardware update for your brain. What you got is what you got. You know, modern life feels like that. It feels like nonstop notifications, 24-7 news.
That's your brain basically what it's dealing with all of the time. And your brain can't process everything. It's trying to. There's no software update for your brain. There's no hardware update for your brain. What you got is what you got. You know, modern life feels like that. It feels like nonstop notifications, 24-7 news.
constant background noise, whether that's people talking, whether that's car sounds, whether that's the TV on in the background, whether that's music playing, whether that's people in the background, you're getting dopamine hits from social media, you're getting cortisol from all of the worries that you're thinking about in the future, and your brain's on high alert all day long, every single day.
constant background noise, whether that's people talking, whether that's car sounds, whether that's the TV on in the background, whether that's music playing, whether that's people in the background, you're getting dopamine hits from social media, you're getting cortisol from all of the worries that you're thinking about in the future, and your brain's on high alert all day long, every single day.
constant background noise, whether that's people talking, whether that's car sounds, whether that's the TV on in the background, whether that's music playing, whether that's people in the background, you're getting dopamine hits from social media, you're getting cortisol from all of the worries that you're thinking about in the future, and your brain's on high alert all day long, every single day.
It just was not designed for this. So if you're one of those people who feels like, man, I just have no energy, I'm exhausted all the time, I'm tired, I'm a little bit irritable, it might be that your brain needs a freaking break because your brain wasn't built for it.