1. The activity needs to be intrinsically rewarding.It’s harder to induce flow when you’re doing a task that you have to do rather than something you want to do. This has a lot to do with our motivation as it relates to the activity. 2. There must be clear goals and a sense of...
Anxiety has been associated with chronic adrenaline release. The body, for whatever reason, seems to release adrenaline too quickly and too easily even when there is no stress present, and this rush of adrenaline causes the entire body to feel on edge....
As editing staffs at the major publishers have dwindled, it has become commonplace for the acquiring editor not to follow the book all the way through publication, and for the new sheriff in town to want to take the book in a different direction; I’m constantly hearing from authors flabber...
1. Exercising too close to bedtime.I used to exercise just a few hours before bedtime and I could never get a good night's sleep because I was wide awake. When you exercise you get a rush of endorphins, and you increase adrenaline and cortisol levels in your bloodstream. The best thing...
and it will have failed at its most important job. Also, the amount of adrenaline released at the time of the event, based on how stressful the situation feels in the moment, determines the strength of that memory in ourspiritual heartthroughout our lives. Our mind will always prioritize ex...
Only recently discovered, its full benefits are yet to be revealed. The most rigorously studied neurotransmitter demonstrated time and time again to induce measurable changes in brain anatomy and function: “Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor” (BDNF), which promotes “neurogenesis” (the formation of...
Norepinephrine is similar to adrenaline and produces the racing heart and excitement. According to Helen Fisher, a well-known love researcher and an anthropologist at Rutgers University, together these two chemicals produce elation, intense energy, sleeplessness, craving, loss of appetite and focused ...
5. High zone tolerance is when large early exposures induce tolerance. This is the plan of the LEAP study 6. The problem with the low zone tolerance idea in the West is that the strict avoidance of these foods is impossible 7. Most patients reacting to peanut have with 1st exposure, but...
This form of love relies on other hypothalamus products: dopamine and norepinephrine, which induce giddy, energetic, euphoria. And attachment, the main factor in long-term relationships, is largely rooted in the hormones oxytocin (aka "the cuddle hormone") and vasopressin, which promote bonding. ...
I didn't. And the whole presentation went... quite alright. With the adrenaline rush, most of the content came back to me as I was going through the slides. So at some point, I wasn't even reading my script anymore. But there was no way I could have pulled this off with no prep...