Why are we so self-absorbed? Because we are so habituated to processing our social interactions. Our frontal lobes are so overworked by recalling past actions and trying to “figure them out”. The way back to reality is to engage the sensory zones of the brain.Our Reticular Activating system, the area of our brain that involves attention is normally brought inward to process our social interactions. Instead, by consciously activating our larger sensory zones of our brain: involving sight, sound, touch and balance, we can let go of many of these narcissistic pre-occupations, and learn th
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