Your Brain Is Rigged for Friction (And How to Train It Otherwise)

Every hearth has a keeper. The key explains why here . We are evolutionarily rigged to find the fault lines. We carry an ancient alarm system—the amygdala—an emotional fear centre designed to scan for predators. The problem is that it hasn’t been updated for the modern world. It doesn’t know the difference between a threat to your life and a sharp comment from a stranger. It treats both like a…