Focus Attention with our Gut ? Shifting the focus from wide to narrow changes the feedback from what we observe. This then changes the electrical patterns and chemical actions in our brains, causing system- wide effects, such as increased muscle tension, respiratory rate, and a higher flow of neurotransmitters and hormones. All of these influence…

Attention = Energy ? We seem to direct our Attention through energy radiation; always from the body, and when conscious, also from our consciousness. The way we attend impacts the brain’s chemistry and electrical rhythms in a way that can be measured and shown in an Electro-Encephalo-Gram or EEG. Attention is NOT a function of…

Are You the Center of Your Attention ? Should the focus of your Intent be on the object only? Should Attn also be on the space surrounding the object? Does Attn translate into Action if Resistance or Fear is felt? Does Resistance change feelings into verbal interpretations? read more …  

Is consensus key? Throughout evolution, competition for survival has been only one side of the story. Mutual aid has been the other side. Mitochondria evolved from a symbiotic relationship in which the earliest cells contributed raw materials, and bacteria contributed energy. Later on, early humans cooperated in hunting, migration, and child care. Language can also…

Is language Key? As human beings are extremely inter-dependent, the power goes to who’s best at manipulating other’s dependence. What could be better for this purpose than language, the specifically human tool that is used to justify anything? Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is an approach to change based on the bond between neuro-logical processes and bio-…

Who is Dominant? We thus see how aggressive competition gives rise to dominance hierarchies that then define as social classes. However, in today’s complex societies, we can be “dominant" in some areas and “subordinate” in others. Power varies with the associations and alliances that we may form. Studies have shown that rank in the dominance…

Competition Limited resources lead to two kinds of competition: If resources are scattered and cannot be defended, people compete through speed, trying to take the resources before someone else does, But if resources are close enough to be defended, then people compete through confrontation + aggression. Because these struggles demand so much energy from both…

Human Resources The diagram shows how the distribution of resources affects the emergence of certain social behaviors: primates and people form alliances and engage in behaviors to reduce the tension among them, or to reconcile after conflicts: read more …  

Inter-dependent ? Amongst most animals, size and strength determine priority of access to resources. In human beings, higher rank in the social hierarchy results almost exclusively from gestures of support received in the past, and thus social learning. The struggle of humans against adverse environmental conditions led to the need to help one another. Friendships,…

GROUP DYNAMICS Acquiring Resources We all share our environment with other people of which most are seeking resources to ensure their survival. The distribution of these resources influences the kinds of relationships we establish with other people, in other words, our social organization. This organization could be viewed as a sophisticated way of acquiring resources….