606: R. Douglas Fields | Why We Snap

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🗓️ 6 April 2017

⏱️ 51 minutes

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R. Douglas Fields (@RDouglasFields1) is a neuroscientist based in Bethesda, MD and author of Why We Snap, Understanding the Rage Circuit in Your Brain. The Cheat Sheet for Understanding Rage and Why We Snap: What is rage, and what evolutionary purpose does it serve? What makes ordinary people "snap" -- that is, react violently when triggered by rage? Can we control our urge to snap when rage overtakes us? Understand the nine triggers of rage. LIFEMORTS: the mnemonic that helps us identify when rage intrudes so we can get a rational handle on it preemptively. And so much more... If you're a business owner, did you know your payments solution can be an engine for growth? Rethink payments with Braintree. Find out more at braintreepayments.com/forbes! Wearing a stylish timepiece shouldn't break the bank. Art of Charm listeners can find out why MVMT is the fastest-growing watch company in the world for 15% off with free shipping and free returns here! Does your business have an Internet presence? Now save a whopping 50% on new webhosting packages here with HostGator by using coupon code CHARM! Free yourself from typing notes, reports, and documents by going with the transcriptionists we trust here at AoC: TranscriptionOutsourcing.net -- 99% or higher accuracy guaranteed! Find out more about the team who makes The Art of Charm podcast here! Show notes at https://theartofcharm.com/606/ HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dig the show, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! This is what helps us stand out from the crowd and help people find the credible advice they need. Review the show in iTunes! We rely on it! http://www.theartofcharm.com/mobilereview Stay Charming!

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0:00.0	You know, there's the difference between acute stress and chronic stress.
0:02.9	Acute stress puts the brain and the body on a high level of alert and physical capability
0:09.7	and mental capability and acute stress is actually not harmful. It's helpful.
0:21.6	Welcome to The Art of Charm. I'm your host Jordan Harbinger. Today we're talking with Dr. Douglas
0:25.9	Fields, neuroscientist and author of Why We Snap, Understanding the Rage Circuit in Your Brain.
0:32.0	We're going to talk about violent emotional response and why this happens. How our brains
0:36.4	subconsciously pick up on threats without knowing why, how our subconscious and conscious brains
0:41.2	communicate, and the triggers that make us snap and how we can deal with those to avoid triggering
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1:17.0	find the full show notes for this and all previous episodes of the show. All right, we're glad to
1:21.3	have you with us here today. Enjoy this episode with Dr. Douglas Fields. Doug, thanks for being with us
1:28.0	today. It's great to be on your program. Thanks. You did a great job with the book here because I
1:32.0	first thought, okay, this might be heavy duty brain science, which it is, but it starts off with
1:37.0	this story of you getting robbed on the street in Barcelona and kind of pulling some Batman moves.
1:43.1	Can I tell us about that? Yeah, that's exactly what got me started in this whole thing.
1:47.4	I was on the way to give a lecture on my scientific research in Barcelona and I happened to be
1:52.8	traveling with my 17-year-old daughter, which is unusual. We were coming up out of the
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