FEATURE : EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY
These seven senses are constantly at work connecting us with our world through processing millions of bits of information from the environment every day . It gets filtered , decoded and processed and becomes the initial trigger point for our daily actions , behaviours , habits and emotions . Measuring and understanding your seven senses response to your environment is critical as it is the start point of most actions and behaviours .
Insight # 2
The human brain is complex and fascinating . The brain consists of two parts ; the top half and the bottom half . While the right-left brain is another way to describe human brain function , we focus on the top-bottom synergy of the brain . The top , upper brain , called the cortex is conscious , controlled and calculated and produces our daily performance and output , it is the executive , thinking brain . ball . How much does the ball cost ? What is your first response ? Think again , is it right ? Read the answer at the end of the article !
Insight # 3
Dr Annemarie Lombard
The lower part of the brain , called the brainstem is unconscious , uncontrolled and reflexive , and the more primitive brain that controls our survival , basic needs and comfort . The upper , cortical brain is all about IQ and how clever we are , the lower , primitive brain is what sensory intelligence focuses on . In the middle , in between is emotional intelligence .
Information enters at the bottom of the brain through the brainstem before sending information toward the upper brain . In essence , the brain first senses , sensory intelligence then feels , emotional intelligence and then thinks , IQ . This happens in milliseconds but is basic science and physiology as a human brain operating system .
The well-known 80 , 20 principles also applies to the human brain in a bit of a different way . The amount of allocation for energy is split and about ± 80 % of daily energy expenditure involves the primitive brain , it works fast and has no thinking capacity to keep us alive , safe and comfortable .
The remaining ± 20 % is allocated to the higherthinking brain for executive function . Daniel Kahneman calls this system 1 , executive brain and slower , versus system 2 , primitive brain and faster . Your brain will usually go for the route of least resistance and operate fast from the primitive functions unconsciously before sending energy up to the executive brain which processes slower . This is normal , happens daily , yet totally unconscious .
If you do not believe me , try the bat-ball question : A bat and a ball cost R1.10 . The bat costs R1 more than the
Your sensory thresholds are what makes us different
and unique . Everyone experiences their world slightly differently based on how this sensory information is coded through your brain . What feels , smells or tastes amazing for one person could be
totally off-putting for another .
The problem is because this is so hard-wired into our being , we often do not know that other people literally experience the same sensory stimuli different to us . This makes us all unique and amazing , however , it is a big point of conflict and disagreement . This is also where work environments play a role .
EVERYONE EXPERIENCES THEIR WORLD SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENTLY BASED ON HOW THIS SENSORY INFORMATION IS CODED THROUGH YOUR BRAIN .
WHAT FEELS , SMELLS OR
TASTES AMAZING FOR ONE PERSON COULD BE TOTALLY OFF-PUTTING
FOR ANOTHER .
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