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THE POWER OF TAKING THE PLUNGE<br />
steakhouse. I bought Dr. Rock’s book (got it<br />
autographed of course) called, Your Brain at<br />
Work. I also had an inspiring and very<br />
informative conversation with Dr. Josh Davis,<br />
author of the book, Two Awesome Hours –<br />
Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best<br />
Time and Get Your Most Important Work<br />
Done. During his presentation, he explained<br />
the functions of each part of the brain, but what<br />
interested me the most was the fact that he said<br />
that our brains were lazy. The neuro-networks<br />
with the help of what are called synapse, which<br />
are like conductors that pass electrical and<br />
chemical signals between the neurons, choose a<br />
path and attempt to stay on that path. In other<br />
words, they choose the path of least resistance.<br />
That explained volumes to me about human<br />
nature.<br />
Have you ever witnessed a woman who has<br />
been in an abusive relationship, and she either<br />
continues in the abuse or leaves the man only<br />
to find another abusive man? Most would<br />
question her sanity, right? The problem is that<br />
there may be several factors as the root cause,<br />
but perhaps the two most common are (1) The<br />
fear of the unknown. Simply put, the comfort<br />
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