Our brain – it dictates every decision we make, but how much do we really know about how it works? Neurologist Sid Warrier feels strongly about the need to educate young people about the workings of the brain. According to his research, understanding how our brains work can help us design our lives for greater productivity and more happiness. On this episode of Take aPause, Varun quizzes Sid on topics such as our inability to control our emotions, the effect of social media on our decision-making abilities, how the lack of exercise can deprive our brain, and why we struggle with forming healthy habits. There’s lots to unpack in this episode! Mumbai-based doctor and neurologist, Siddharth Warrier holds an MD Medicine degree and has completed his DM Neurology. He has a YouTube channel on which he explores mental health and human behaviour in an effort to bring neuroscience to the mainstream conversation and destigmatize mental health. Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 02:00 Medicine taught content 05:10 Emotions flow 07:10 What is Equanimity? 11:08 Habits and emotions 14:22 How Supermarkets use Neuromarketing 17:53 Role of the Consciousness 22:10 Staying focused 27:50 Why kids should be taught neuroscience 30:00 Mind and body 33:15 Biohacking 36:39 Why do we cry when angry? 41:05 Narcissism 45:26 Idle mind 50:05 Generational rewiring 54:10 Is Terminator & Matrix our future? #varunduggi #sidwarrier #neuroscience ABOUT VARUN A creative entrepreneur turned content creator, Varun is one of India’s leading conversationalists in the modern business, personal development, and creator landscapes with over 1 million podcast listens. The author of the bestseller Everything Is Out of Syllabus, he’s the host of Advertising Is Dead, one of India's most popular business podcasts with over 300,000 listens in 2021 alone, as well as co-host of Think Fast, an irreverent business podcast that has ranked #3 on Apple’s Podcast Marketing Charts. In 2009, he co-founded The Glitch, India’s largest ‘digital-first’ creative agency. 🌍 WEBSITE https://varunduggi.com/ 🎙PODCASTS: || Take A Pause with Varun Duggirala || https://pod.link/1506368376 || Advertising Is Dead || https://pod.link/1440706394 || Think Fast || https://pod.link/1596432556 FOLLOW VARUN ON SOCIAL MEDIA: 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/varunduggi/ 🐣Twitter https://twitter.com/varunduggi 📝 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/varun-dug... 📰 Subscribe to his newsletter on https://varunduggi.com/