CORE Sciences Foundations
Week 1: Topics 1 + 2
Introduction: Welcome to your brain
Let’s get started with the absolute basics of the brain. Yes, your brain is complex. But there are very simple ways of understanding how the brain is designed to work, what jobs it does, and how it handles everything life throws at you.
Why do we want to understand the brain as professionals? It helps us steer. It helps us steer ourselves and others toward smarter, more cooperative ways of working. And it helps us steer away from and avoid the pitfalls that cause so many teams to perform well below their potential.
The Brain’s Job & Why we do things
Your brain is built to handle what life throws at you. But how does it do that? What does your brain prioritize and how does it know how to handle things?
How we do things…
The brain is going to figure out a game plan. Here’s what really happens.