Glossary / Lizard Brain

Lizard Brain

Colloquial for the brain's threat-response systems.

Resistance to shipping comes from here. Pomodoro reduces threat by shrinking the unit of work.

Related

• Shipping — Releasing work to the world.
• Procrastination — Voluntarily delaying intended actions despite expected negative consequences.

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