chimp paradox

Hi all. When I was giving up smoking, I remember reading a book called the Chimp Paradox, which suggests that there are two parts to us - the first is the real us, who wants the best for ourselves and thinks rationally. The second is the chimp. The chimp just wants immediate gratification. It...

Your Chimp can either be your worst enemy or your best friend. This is the chimp paradox. Our brain simply put is divided into many sections but for this thread i will focus solely on the pre-frontal lobe otherwise known as the human and the limbic system aka the Chimp. The Human helps us...