In his book Primal Leadership, Daniel Goleman illustrates the fascinating concept of the limbic connection between 2 brains.
In brief, the idea is that brains need other brains to connect with, otherwise they cannot function. They are an open loop system and need another brain (in someone else's head) to connect with to close the loop.
In the book there are some amazing examples of how brains in proximity can impact each other, including the presence of a close friend or relative in a hospital can cause positive effects on the sick person's vital signs (breathing, heart-rate etc).
Anyway, the core idea is that somehow brains connect on a sub-conscious level, and we are blissfully unaware and in now way able to control the connection.
I think I had one of these examples happen to me today.
I was driving to the local recycling centre with my 4 year-old son this morning in the car. We had just driven out of the estate where we live and onto the main road when for some unknown reason I found myself thinking "wait a minute, where are we? have I missed the turn for the recycling park?"
Not 3 seconds later a little voice piped up in the back..
"dad, I think you missed the turn for the recycling park"
Uncanny.
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My mom tells a similar story. When I was four, she was driving my sister and I somewhere, thinking about what she was going to have for lunch. She wanted a sandwich with avocados on it.
From the backseat, I said, "Avocado, Mommy?"
It still gives both of us goosebumps.
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