I used to answer the question before it was even fully asked. “How are—” “I’m fine.” It came out automatically. Friendly tone, quick smile, nothing to see here. Most people accepted it and moved on, ...
Not understanding is not a weakness. It is an opportunity. Instead of cataloguing what you understood, start collecting what you didn’t. In time, lightning may strike you.
The visceral substrate of selfhood is not an add-on to cognitive self-awareness; in many frameworks, it is its foundation. Neuroimaging shows the anterior insula co-activating with the medial ...