Transient Hypofrontality — The scientifically verified way to get out of your head and stop overthinking

Troy Erstling
4 min readJul 18, 2019

Thoughts racing too much and feel like the monkey mind has taken over? Can’t focus and too many distractions? Inner critic in your head running wild and won’t give you a break?

So many of us struggle with a mind that, quite simply, won’t shut the fuck up.

Regardless of what we do there’s a constant dialogue going on in the head, a consistent narration to the daily activities of life.

One of the most common questions I receive is about how to “clear your mind”, how to “stop thinking” or “let go of thoughts.”

For a long time I’ve recommended meditation, but I don’t actually believe that meditation is the most effective way to get out of your head. Meditation is great to OBSERVE the monkey mind, but to get him to stop jumping from tree to tree we need something else entirely.

Luckily, there IS a way — and it doesn’t involve sitting still cross legged on the floor for hours on end.

The fool proof method of getting out of your head and calming down the mind?

Transient Hypofrontality.

Transwhat the fuck!?!

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