Ep 31 - How Fear Hijacks Your Attention (and How to Take It Back)

Ep 31 - How Fear Hijacks Your Attention (and How to Take It Back)

From Building Your Best Brain by Sylvie Lahaie

February 10, 2026 · 40 min

About this episode

This episode explores how fear impacts attention and provides strategies to manage it.

Ep 31 - How Fear Hijacks Your Attention (and How to Take It Back) Welcome to the Build Your Best Brain podcast — and to a new chapter of the show where we're diving into a very timely topic: fear. Before you worry — this episode is not here to scare you. It's here to inform, educate, and ultimately empower you. We'll explore fear on multiple levels, starting with how fear impacts — and often hijacks — our attention. Understanding this process is a powerful first step toward working with your brain instead of against it. In this episode, we cover: Intrinsic vs. extrinsic fears How fear unconsciously hijacks our attention The fear centers in the brain and where they project A daily fear analysis you can use in your own life ( link to the tool here ) This can feel like a lot of information, so feel free to listen more than once and apply the concepts in small, manageable chunks. Every time you do, you're supporting your brain — and I promise, you're doing it a huge service. Engaging with the material, asking questions, sharing reflections, and finding ways to apply what you're learning will deepen your understanding significantly. So don't be shy — leave a comment below, send me a…

People in this episode

Host: Sylvie Lahaie

Topics covered

  • fear
  • attention
  • brain
  • self-improvement
  • education

Keywords

  • fear
  • attention hijacking
  • brain centers
  • intrinsic fear
  • extrinsic fear
  • daily fear analysis

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