Petra shares a bold claim from neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett: Your brain isn't for thinking. It's busy keeping your heart beating and managing your body's energy budget. Thinking is just a side hustle.

We explore body budget. It's the energy you have available to do things. Simple tasks cost wildly different amounts depending on your mental state. Leaders love providing training but if people are overworked, they can't use it. You're adding another item to an already maxed out budget.

We tackle the cognitive offloading panic. Headlines screamed that AI would turn our brains to mush. But it was one preprint study in a very specific context. We love blaming technology for human faults. Were we all thinking perfectly critically before ChatGPT?

Petra explains why you can't foster growth mindset without safety. We shouldn't glorify people who beat terrible systems. We should fix the systems. Early support and maternal warmth are huge predictors of resilience later.

We discuss why neuroscience matters for business. Your people make or break your company. Most companies spend 50 to 70% of their budget on wages. Understanding how brains actually work isn't academic curiosity. It's strategic necessity.

Your people aren't machines. Their brains are complex prediction engines running on limited energy budgets. Understanding this isn't soft. It's financial. It's the difference between systems that work and systems that accidentally sabotage the outcomes you're paying people to deliver.