Monday, May 18, 2026

MONDAY — THE HUMAN CONDITION

“You’re effectively editing your autobiography to fit your current self-concept.”

— Dr. Christian Jarrett, cognitive neuroscientist

Think your sense of self is a faithful recording of who you are? It’s more like a live render. Your medial prefrontal cortex curates your self-narrative, surfacing memories that fit the story you’ve already settled on while quietly archiving the rest. You’re both author and editor of that timeline, and the editor has an agenda. To learn more, Check out the article Think you’re the same person every day? This brain experiment says otherwise.

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Stay safe. Stay healthy. Be strong. Lead well.

Chad