Chronic stress and unresolved trauma impair decision-making and increase irritability. Joy isn't a luxury but a biological need that improves mental health, immune function, and how others perceive you. Prioritizing joy each day directly boosts brain performance and social presence.
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How does working through this trauma, past trauma, and redefining purpose— how does that help with peak brain performance?
A stressed brain does not make good decisions. A stressed brain is more irritable. A stressed brain snaps at the loved ones and then makes you feel guilty after you snap. The thing that I found is that there are these risk factors: anhedonia, the lack of joy, right? Trauma and people pleasing. All of these things stress the brain. An unhappy brain, a joyless brain, isn't as pleasant to be around, right? People are more likely to be around happier people than they are around people who are not full of joy. People who lack joy, they make less. They actually score lower on tests. We were designed to be joyful humans for a reason. It's really important to prioritize joy. It makes you happier, healthier, get less sick, and people wanna be around you. It just makes every day worth living. We don't have tomorrow promised. We all have that in common. So let's try to get our points of joy today.
