Something that makes the brain unable to pay attention, focus, or care about anything at all is stress. We covered this briefly in the first chapter when we looked at the brain’s components and the limbic system in particular. When the brain is under stress, everything shuts down. And yet, we cannot function without a small level of stress; this assertion is governed by the Yerkes-Dodson upside-down U curve, which dictates that we all have a so-called sweet spot in terms of stress for best mental performance. Not too much, but not so little so as to stay engaged.

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