Psychological
Left vs. Right-Brain - What Roles Do They Play?
The left hemisphere of the brain is brilliant at breaking things down, organizing information, and taking control. It sees parts, not the whole. And at first, that seems useful. But slowly, life starts to feel smaller. Conversations become **transactional**. Work turns into a **checklist**. Even joy starts to feel like an item to check off. *What happens when every moment feels like a task?*
The full breakdown — the context, the shift, and a question to sit with — opens in the Insights app.
The thinker
Psychiatrist & Neuroscientist
Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist whose research reveals how the brain’s divided nature shapes our perception, thinking, and connection to the world.
Based on Modern Wisdom #455 - Iain McGilchrist: The Wisdom of Intuition, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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