Recognize which mental habits are hurting you

- [Interviewer] So we sort of zoom in to the professional work life. You know, many of the slights and offenses and challenges we encounter are not nearly as difficult as many of the things that you tackled. But nonetheless, you know, we can feel threatened, attacked, stressed out, freaking out about things. Can you explain to us a little bit, where does that come from and what should we do about it? - [Interviewee] So our brain is this phenomenal organ, right? It's gone through three levels of evolution. The first one being just basically snake brain, your reptilian brain. It's heart rate, breathing, respiration, fight or flight. It's just the most primitive part of your brain. The next evolution is tucked in the middle of your brain. It's called your limbic system and it's got the hippocampus and hypothalamus and amygdala. And so it's got a bunch of different components, but it's kind of the emotional cockpit. It's where…