The Thermostat
Reticular Activating System (RAS)
– It stands guard at the doorway of your mind, sorting through the torrent of incoming information and searching for those specific bits that best match those information patterns already established in your brain
– It sends important signals to your brain alerting you to pay attention
– Use it to our advantage. Program it to look out the real important things you want in life.
– It scans 400 billion bits of information a second.
– If you tell it to look for something important such a police car when driving or your child’s cry in a playground it is on a mission.
– What do you want on your important list?
