Intermission: Meet the Director
It’s time for an intermission. Let’s take a break from Paul and Emily’s story and consider some of the deeper insights emerging about the brain. My proposition so far has been that understanding your brain increases your effectiveness at work. This happens because with knowledge of your brain, you make different decisions moment to moment.
However, just having more knowledge of you brain alone may not be enough. Note the phrases in italics from the last scene with Emily: “She sees that she has become stuck in the “sustain” theme. She quiets her mind, trying to listen for other threads to follow. She hears a subtle thought, something about the “future,” and follows this path.” Emily is paying attention to her ...
