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THE POWER OF TAKING THE PLUNGE

steakhouse. I bought Dr. Rock’s book (got it
autographed of course) called, Your Brain at
Work. I also had an inspiring and very
informative conversation with Dr. Josh Davis,
author of the book, Two Awesome Hours –
Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best
Time and Get Your Most Important Work
Done. During his presentation, he explained
the functions of each part of the brain, but what
interested me the most was the fact that he said
that our brains were lazy. The neuro-networks
with the help of what are called synapse, which
are like conductors that pass electrical and
chemical signals between the neurons, choose a
path and attempt to stay on that path. In other
words, they choose the path of least resistance.
That explained volumes to me about human
nature.

Have you ever witnessed a woman who has
been in an abusive relationship, and she either
continues in the abuse or leaves the man only
to find another abusive man? Most would
question her sanity, right? The problem is that
there may be several factors as the root cause,
but perhaps the two most common are (1) The
fear of the unknown. Simply put, the comfort

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