Rookie Mistake

This guy made a rookie mistake and was using a 13 lb iron bar to tamp down blasting powder and created a spark that ignited the powder and sent the rod through his frontal lobe with force and velocity.

Phineas Gage was a railroad construction foreman in Vermont in 1848, he survived the accident but things changed and not in a good way.

The accident was unfortunate for Gage but his behavior after his accident helped expand our understanding of the role that the frontal lobe plays in regulating emotion; and decision making in interpersonal relationships and social situations.

The damage to his prefrontal cortex affected his ability to regulate his thoughts, actions and emotions. He became impulsive, socially uninhibited (in the worst ways possible) and started making really bad decisions. I won’t write about them here but if you want to find out how bad they were, you can search it up.

Gage wasn’t able to make simple decisions about daily activities, plan, organize or execute tasks.

He helped us understand that there’s something about emotions that help us make decisions, whether we’re deciding what to have for breakfast or making longer-term decisions like who we should choose to date (or marry).

Your emotions are working behind the scenes to help you make decisions about the most insignificant things, without which you would be stuck or go on to make really bad decisions.

Your emotions have a message for you and it’s helpful to know how you’re feeling about something or someone, even if your emotions are difficult to be with.

Have you ever ignored your feelings and found out later that they were right about someone or something? #difficultemotions #neuroscience
#incongruence #habits