The emotional brain's predisposition to overvalue immediate rewards and…

The emotional brain's predisposition to overvalue immediate rewards and to greatly discount the value of delayed rewards points to what we need to do if we want to take control: we have to reverse the process by cooling the present and heating the future.

— from The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations)

Also belongs to

• Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)
• The Mind in the Cockpit
• The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy)
• Expanding Your Range (Growth/Change/Education/Learning/Habit)

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