Is Sex The Root of Everything? A Discussion with Helen Fisher, PhD: Part 1

“I’ve never met two people who are alike—and I’m an identical twin.” - Helen Fisher(click to tweet)Visit netsuite.com/tai to download your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits”Check out lightstream.com/tai to learn about your best loan ever.It’s no secret that humans are motivated by sex.But just how deep does this drive go? When we examine our behavioral similarities and differences with other groups: our ancestors, other modern-day societies, and animal species—we can start to distill the mechanics of what actually lies beneath our sex drive.That’s why on  today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by Helen Fisher to discuss the ultimate question: is sex everything? Helen Fisher, PhD has conducted extensive research and written six books on the evolution and future of human sex, love, marriage, gender differences in the brain and how your personality style shapes who you are and who you love. She is currently using her knowledge of brain chemistry to discuss the neuroscience of business leadership and innovation.You can read her latest book Anatomy of Love hereDon’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“We’ve traded security in for autonomy and adventure.” - Helen Fisher(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindStudies show that 86% of Americans will marry by middle-age, we’re just doing it laterThe 4-year itch can be explained by how long it takes to raise a child past infancyHumans have a tremendous drive to pair-bond and be adulterousWe are motivated by the 4 M’s: money, mating, movement/freedom, mastery/statusOur cerebral cortex is where we do our thinkingApproximately 8,000 of the 9,000 species of birds form pair-bonds The Amish are highly agreeable people who are willing to conform to a groupThe brain is built for 5-9 choices; after that, you begin to not choose anyPerceiving is dopamine-related and judging is serotonin-related Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.