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4 09, 2019

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Saturday Evening Post column: Does Our Primitive Survival Instinct Still Work in the 21st Century?

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Saturday Evening Post column: Does Our Primitive Survival Instinct Still Work in the 21st Century?

By Dr. Jim Taylor| 2019-09-04T07:32:43-07:00 September 4th, 2019|Categories: Saturday Evening Post|Tags: crisis, evolution, fight or flight, primitive, survival instinct, threat|0 Comments

The Saturday Evening Post published my most recent column, Does Our Primitive Survival Instinct Still Work in the 21st Century? Our survival instinct, which has served us so well since we climbed out of the primordial muck eons ago may now be failing us. Why? Because the fight-or-flight reaction that arises in response to a threat [...]

14 05, 2019

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Crisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #3-Survival vs. Thrival

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Crisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #3-Survival vs. Thrival

By Dr. Jim Taylor| 2019-05-14T09:23:35-07:00 May 14th, 2019|Categories: Crisis to Opportunity (Podcast)|Tags: brain, crisis, fight or flight, opportunity, primitive, survival instinct|0 Comments

In Episode #3 of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, I explore the difference between the survival and thrival instincts and their impact on your reactions to crises you may face today. The survival instinct was very effective on the Serengeti 300,000 years ago, but the thrival instinct (defined as the ability to prosper; grow or develop [...]