Great to see so many of you discovering how adaptable you are and identifying ways to can improve certain elements through the platform's actionable insights.If you're not quite ready to take the assessment and wanted to learn more about how it works, or you're just curious, head on over to AQai.io––––––––––––This week I wanted to shed some light on something that affects us all (albeit in different ways) but something that can be worked on for living more enjoyable daily lives...And that's how we react to situations.Especially important to become aware of whilst the new (dark) moon moves through the illuminating phases of its lunar cycle. The perfect time to work on cultivating growth as the crop seeds are going through germination. Emotional Range (Reactive – Collected) is one of the measurements of adaptability, so you'll be able to see where you are on the scale by taking the assessment too.Let's take stress, for example.If you put 100 people through the same stressful situation, with the same stimulus at the same time, their physiological reactions (the sensations their body feels) will be similar across the board:Heartbeat increasesBreathing more frequently Body starts producing sweat Heightened sense of dangerBut if you ask each individual about their experience after that stressful situation, you will get distinctly different psychological responses featuring opposite ends of the spectrum.Why is that? The human brain is constantly working to make predictions (second guess), recognise patterns in behaviour and organise all the information it receives into comfortingly recountable, sensical stories. If it didn't, the overwhelm would be crazy.Emotions don't just happen to you.You are experiencing the same feelings (energy) that everyone else feels – but in your own way – that's entirely dependent on your previous interpretations in similar situations.Naturally, I'll feel the same energy that you feel before taking an important exam, anticipating a job interview, developing a new love interest, being held at knife-point etc., but it's my reactions (energy-in-motion (emotions)) that will be entirely dependent on the narrative I've told myself up until that point and the self-fulfilling predictions that my mind is connecting itself to.For example;Anxiety ~ Excitement (both aroused emotions)Anger ~ Determination (both motivational direction emotions)Stress ~ Focus (both heightened flow emotions)Your reactions aren't fixed for life. The brain is neuroplastic by design meaning it can adjust with new responses to situations when consistently taught (internally or externally) e.g. adapting to new environments or learning new skills.Which is why techniques like regularly reflecting on your own experiences, gratitude journaling and meditation practices are so effective in 'rewiring' your reactions that may have previously been debilitating in certain situations.It must be said, however, that the brain starts to strengthen its neural pathways at around ~25 years of age, which is why it might feel a little harder to make progress when you're older.Certainly worth the short-term effort for the long-term gains ;-)
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Great to see so many of you discovering how adaptable you are and identifying ways to can improve certain elements through the platform's actionable insights.If you're not quite ready to take the assessment and wanted to learn more about how it works, or you're just curious, head on over to AQai.io––––––––––––This week I wanted to shed some light on something that affects us all (albeit in different ways) but something that can be worked on for living more enjoyable daily lives...And that's how we react to situations.Especially important to become aware of whilst the new (dark) moon moves through the illuminating phases of its lunar cycle. The perfect time to work on cultivating growth as the crop seeds are going through germination. Emotional Range (Reactive – Collected) is one of the measurements of adaptability, so you'll be able to see where you are on the scale by taking the assessment too.Let's take stress, for example.If you put 100 people through the same stressful situation, with the same stimulus at the same time, their physiological reactions (the sensations their body feels) will be similar across the board:Heartbeat increasesBreathing more frequently Body starts producing sweat Heightened sense of dangerBut if you ask each individual about their experience after that stressful situation, you will get distinctly different psychological responses featuring opposite ends of the spectrum.Why is that? The human brain is constantly working to make predictions (second guess), recognise patterns in behaviour and organise all the information it receives into comfortingly recountable, sensical stories. If it didn't, the overwhelm would be crazy.Emotions don't just happen to you.You are experiencing the same feelings (energy) that everyone else feels – but in your own way – that's entirely dependent on your previous interpretations in similar situations.Naturally, I'll feel the same energy that you feel before taking an important exam, anticipating a job interview, developing a new love interest, being held at knife-point etc., but it's my reactions (energy-in-motion (emotions)) that will be entirely dependent on the narrative I've told myself up until that point and the self-fulfilling predictions that my mind is connecting itself to.For example;Anxiety ~ Excitement (both aroused emotions)Anger ~ Determination (both motivational direction emotions)Stress ~ Focus (both heightened flow emotions)Your reactions aren't fixed for life. The brain is neuroplastic by design meaning it can adjust with new responses to situations when consistently taught (internally or externally) e.g. adapting to new environments or learning new skills.Which is why techniques like regularly reflecting on your own experiences, gratitude journaling and meditation practices are so effective in 'rewiring' your reactions that may have previously been debilitating in certain situations.It must be said, however, that the brain starts to strengthen its neural pathways at around ~25 years of age, which is why it might feel a little harder to make progress when you're older.Certainly worth the short-term effort for the long-term gains ;-)