[...]... goes to the Chimp first The Chimp then decides if there is anything to worry about If there is no concern then the Chimp goes to sleep and hands over to the Human If the Chimp is concerned, then it will hold on to the blood supply in the brain and will make its own decisions on what is going on The Human and the Chimp both think in the here and now and both interpret situations as they happen The Human... consider the Human as having the soul or spirit of the person As we consider the differences between the agenda of the Chimp and the Human we will see why there is frequently a severe clash between the two beings Understanding the Chimp s agenda Perpetuation of the species and self-survival The Chimp may have many objectives and these may vary at different times but the main agenda of the Chimp is... break the rules and stifle its conscience Self-control Self-control is probably the biggest factor that marks us out from the chimpanzee The real chimpanzee works on impulse and lacks emotional control These two factors are arguably the two main factors that keep a real chimpanzee in the jungle Humans have the potential to control impulse and emotion that the inner Chimp is throwing at them The inner Chimp. .. hoping that by understanding the inner Chimp they will come to realise that these features are not coming from them but from their Chimp It is natural for the inner Chimp to be uncertain but it’s very destructive for the woman, and clearly there are men also who suffer similarly The Chimp needs managing so that the individual can be free from these influences Key Point The Human male and Human female... different brains, the frontal (Human) and limbic (Chimp: an emotional machine), developed independently and then introduced themselves to each other by forming connections The problem is that they found they were not in agreement about most things Either of these two brains, or beings, could run your life for you but they try to work together, and therein is the problem The Human and Chimp have independent... many of the emotional features within themselves that they may not like are not coming from them but being imposed on them by their Chimp If we think of the purpose of the female and male in the jungle it then becomes apparent why specific drives and instincts need different emphases In nature the male chimpanzee must be muscled up and strong and he must impress the female and the troop to give them security... Human, the Chimp and the Computer For convenience, we will let the parietal lobe represent many parts of the brain, which makes our diagram more straightforward Although these three brains try to work together, they very frequently get into conflict and struggle against each other to gain control, with the Chimp (limbic brain) often winning! The Psychological Mind Introducing the Chimp When you were in the. .. that are said to them because their Chimps are searching for potential threat The Chimp is insecure by nature Male and female Chimps We could say there are two different types of Chimp, male and female Both of these emotional machines within us have drives and instincts However, they serve different roles in the male and female and therefore the emphasis on the drives is different and they do not function... that Chimps like to go on how they feel to decide on future actions, whereas Humans tend to go on what needs to be done and also how they will feel at the end of the day when they look back on how they used their time These are two very different approaches Step 2: Understanding the fixed process of how the brain receives information All information goes to the Chimp first The process is always the. .. establishing the facts They gather all the information available before beginning to make plans Having gathered the facts, Humans try to establish the truth and then base their beliefs on the truth In society, we spend a lot of energy and discussion finding out the truth, whether it is about something serious or trivial There is an innate Human desire to try to reach the truth in all situations and when the . that they found they were not in agreement about most things. Either of these two brains, or beings, could run your life for you but they try to work together, and therein is the problem. The. You will benefit most from the model of the Chimp, the Human and the Computer if you spend time thinking through the concepts involved and then implementing them. The best way to make sure that. work together, they very frequently get into conflict and struggle against each other to gain control, with the Chimp (limbic brain) often winning! The Psychological Mind Introducing the Chimp When