Charlotte Kemp explains that your brain is built for safety, not happiness. It treats the unknown as threat and defaults to catastrophic thinking. Overriding this protective mechanism takes real effort.
Why do our brains sometimes struggle with the future and the unknown? Well, this could be because our brains are designed to keep us safe, not happy. That's why they are wired to identify danger quickly and make our bodies respond so that we can stay alive. Often those actions don't make us happy, but it takes a substantial effort to understand why this is happening and to override the default dominant and powerful protection mechanism. that is our brain. Our brains also prioritize predictability over uncertainty. When the unknown appears, our neural systems treat it as a potential threat, triggering alert responses that can lead to catastrophic thinking, the least productive form of scenario planning. I'm Charlotte Kemp, and this is an extract from my recent book, Two Trends to Understand the World Today.
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