3 Insights From Neuroscience To Improve Performance
Today, I’d like to share with you 3 principles from neuroscience that can help improve your performance, decision-making, and your levels of satisfaction in life.
Principle #1: ATTENTION CREATES CHANGE
We are likely to “see” more of what we put our attention to… In other words, our attention changes our perception and in turn changes our perceived reality. Whether you chose to put your attention on the past or the future will change the way you feel about certain persons or certain events. Whether you choose to focus your attention on problems or on solutions will dictate whether you’re more likely to encounter more problems or more opportunities.
The second aspect of attention that creates change is the literal aspect that attention creates change in your neurology, in your brain circuitry. That’s what neuroscientists call neuroplasticity. The more you focus on something repetitively, the more you create new neuronal connections and therefore new habits….
The key point here is to choose carefully what you focus your attention on… because that creates your reality and the changes you observe…
Principle #2: RATIONAL IS OVERRATED
We tend to think that we are mostly logical/rational beings and we carefully think about the decisions we make. The reality is, only a very small portion of our brain is responsible for our rational thinking. It’s called the prefrontal cortex or PFC, which only accounts for about 2-4% of our total brain. The PFC is a brain region that is very energy hungry; it requires a lot of energy to function optimally. When the PFC is not active, it’s mostly our unconscious hardwired programs that are running the show – our habits…
In reality, we function most of the time on automatic programs, on habits that we have created because it’s much more energy efficient. It allows us to conserve energy. That’s why one of the primary objectives of the brain is to hardwire everything it can, so it becomes automatic and doesn’t require to activate the PFC.
The key point here, the brain does its best to hardwire everything it can, and once it’s hardwired it’s very difficult to change that “habit” or pattern. So, instead of trying to break an old pattern, it’s much more efficient to create a new habit and then hardwire it through repetition and focused attention…
PRINCIPLE #3: SOCIAL IS PRIMARY
I’m sure you’ve heard before that “humans are social beings”. What that means is that our social needs are primary and they are as important as our physiological needs. That’s why we have an entire region of the brain – the limbic system – dedicated to processing emotions and social cues. Social integration and the ability to identify and acknowledge emotions, regulate our emotions, and establish relationships with other fellow humans are instrumental to optimise decision-making, improving performance, and ultimately feeling a sense of belonging, validation, recognition, and significance. Those are the major driving forces behind our actions, decisions, and results.
The key point here, the importance of our social world is often underestimated, especially the impact it has on our decisions, performance, and level of satisfaction in life.
Remember to keep in mind that social is an important component in all your decisions, actions, and behaviours… and that by simply being aware of it, you can better use that component in your day-to-day life.
The more you understand your brain – it’s regions and how it functions, the better you can use it to improve your performance, decisions-making, the quality of your relationships, and ultimately your level of satisfaction in life.
In Nutshell:
- Attention creates change – what you focus on creates your reality (whether you like what you see or not) – it’s up to you to choose your focus. You always have the power to change your attention and focus…
- Rational is overrated – it takes a lot of energy and effort to be rational and to conserve energy (just in case a danger may pop in – evolutionary survival rule), we function most of the time on automatic mode without thinking about it… Remaining mindful of that and noticing when we switch from rational to automatic can help you make better decisions and improve your performance. And by the way, don’t get too stressed out about it, it’s normal to function on automatic mode – it’s nature‘s law of conservation of energy (the law of least effort).
- Social is primary – there is often a social component under our decisions and actions. Identifying this component can help you perform better and find greater levels of meaning and satisfaction in life.
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