S8E3 - Self Control and an Empath
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Self-control or the ability to manage one's impulses, emotions, and behaviors to achieve long-term goal is what separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. Self-control is primarily rooted in the prefrontal cortex the planning, problem-solving, and decision making center of the brain which is significantly larger in humans than in other mammals.
The richness of nerve connections in the prefrontal cortex enables people to plan, evaluate alternative actions, and ideally avoid doing things they'll later regret, rather than immediately respond to every impulse as it…
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