Opinions Needed!
We are working away on finishing the “Wired for Joy” book and are trying out 3 different ways of visually communicating the layout of the brain and the different reactions of a Stress Circuit or a Joy Circuit.
With these images we are trying to communicate:
1) That there are 3 areas of the brain.
2) That a “Circuit” can determine what area of the brain will be dominate when processing stress.
Please comment on this post with your thought on which version is most effect in communicating this information to you, and which one you would share with your friends.
Version #1
Version #2
Version #3
Please comment on this post with your thought on which version is most effect in communicating this information to you, and which one you would share with your friends.
I like version 2, simple
Definitely number one. it’s much more clear~
The first one conveys the most information clearly to me. I find myself distracted by the pictures in 2 and 3. The pictures are attractive, but distracting.
Version 3 by far, although I am partial to the simplistic brain drawing in version 1.
I prefer version 3. I prefer the pictures to the cartoons and the two drawings give me the understanding of the joy/stress circuit very clearly.
I prefer #3. I respond to actual photos of objects – at least in this instance.
Hope this helps!
I recall seeing the triangles at the retreat and I think they’re pretty effective. However, I suggest that the triangle be read in the other direction – that is to say clockwise instead of counter-clockwise. So, Joy would be at the top and #1 would be on the right side of the triangle. We read from left to right (at least most of us) so it makes more sense to me. I get confused with the labeling the way it is.
Hope this is useful.
Thank you so much for your comments!!! We are working on improving the brain ones, and making it incorporate more of the triangle information.
Stay tuned, and thanks again!
Prefer #1. The calculator for the neocortex seems to really underrepresent what the frontal brain is capable of. Observation of inner and outer events including thoughts and feelings, making decisions or choices in response to stressors, et cetera.
Triangles are very informative but really liked the illustrations in 3!
#1- The triangles are confusing and would take more time for me to understand than I may want to spend.
#2- The drawing of the calculator is not as clear to me.
#3- Easier for me to understand:
Stress Stimulus to adaptive Joy vs Stress Stimulus to automatic and uncontrolled downward emotional discomfort.
I prefer #3. It helps me understand the concept.
I hate the snake. Makes me think too Freudian. I also have clients who truly have snake phobias.
Would a frog be better?
Yes. I would prefer a frog. But I think I like version #1 the best without any pictures. When is the book due out? I can’t wait!
Question: Is the limbic system truly bypassed entirely in the Joy response? If not, then where and what is the difference between the limbic system at joy and the limbic system at stress?
It bugs me that the limbic system is bypassed in the Joy illustration. That one makes me feel that Joy is an intellectual construct, and the limbic brain isn’t part of Joy.
Just saying . . .
I like 2 best, it is simple. Just a preference for a drawing over a photo.
I don’t like the snake in 3 – I would use an alligator.
I do love the puppy in 3.
The orientations of the brain and the outline of the head don’t match. One shows the right side of the brain, the other shows the left side of the head.
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