Cuong Khong’s Reviews > The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking > Status Update

Each one of us has what I think of as a “marshmallow brain,” which can become fixated on short-term desires and rewards. But we each also possess an “acorn brain,” which allows us to envision distant futures and work towards long-term goals. The interplay between these two time zones in our minds is a good part of what makes us distinctively human.