If you stumbled upon this blog post hoping to find Buddha-like transcending advice on how to delay orgasms, I am sorry to ruin your curiosity. You can log on to www.sexisnteverything.com and wait for the “Error 404 page not found” gift. Yikes! While this post isn’t about delaying orgasms, this post will give you control over your explosive primal reflex called the one-minute man!
WHEN A MISTRESS CALLS…
In April 2018, Mrs Jennair Gerardot a business entrepreneur married over the last 25 years to Mr Gerardot, executed a calculated murder on Ms Chapman, a communications manager and supposedly mistress of her husband. Prior to this devastating incident, her husband, a fond sharer of their undying love on Instagram posted this: “On the personal side, my wife and golden retriever are the centre of my universe and the reason I get up every morning.”
With a Taurus Tracker .357 revolver in hand, she broke into Ms Chapman’s home, waited for her through the door and blaaam! Shooting her dead. She will point the gun to her own head and blow out her brains at the scene.
Hold on! What I didn’t tell you in the story was the heated texts and emails sent back and forth between the couple. What I didn’t also tell you
Why will Mrs Gerardot take such a crucial step in solving marital infidelity with a gun? If that isn’t an appropriate question, then the real question here is, “who controls our brain?”
WHO ACTUALLY CONTROLS OUR BRAIN?
I like to think I am in control of all my actions. If I decide to snooze some extra minutes in bed on workdays; it is because I made a choice to. If at the final five meters, I decide to walk past an amazing girl approaching down the stairs, then it’s because “the girl wasn’t really worth it“.

There are moments in my life where certain actions of mine get me rewriting this script and questioning my control over my actions. If you are on the same wavelength as me, you probably can recount some dumb shit you did in the past that still baffles you. One that gives you the Oh moment: did I really say/do this? Yes, dumbass, you did! No, maybe you did not!
You see the thought of I did what I did, boils down much to societal conditioning. Society screws us in many ways. It has in place an imperfect system that requires people to take sole ownership of their actions in order to punish antisocial behaviour. Nonetheless, we know deep down some of the actions we take are not under conscious control. For the religious fanatics, the Devil must take blame at all cost. Science calls these actions reflexive or autonomous behaviours.
AUTONOMOUS BEHAVIOURS
Some 10000 years ago, Bushman(mankind) had no ice-cream nor Instagram nor Donald Trump’s favourite toy – Twitter. He lived with wild beasts that were waiting on the wings to rip his heart out for dinner! He had to be on constant lookout for danger. Adaptation was key to survival. If he was scared, he had to run for his life. If he was angry, he had to be aggressive to remain alpha. Sounds like a broken love story of manliness, huh?
Fast forward several 1000 years later, and his emotions have evolved to suit a complex world. But did he leave behind his old self? A big no!
The perfect moment to see these behaviours manifest is when we feel we are in physical danger or threatened emotionally. These signals trigger our biological fight-or-flight response which by the way is a survival mechanism(one that worked perfectly for Bushman’s survival). By the time the signals get to the parts of our brains that can thoroughly reason about them, our emotional and reflexive brain centres have already shot into action. In other words, you are primed for survival every damn time you are threatened!
As much as this quick gut-level response could be lifesaving, it may not be the perfect response to perceived emotional threats in a psychologically complex world. Mankind isn’t fighting dinosaurs or werewolves anymore. He is competing with another “enemy”- his fellow human.
FIGHT OR FLIGHT
Which biological response is the best option for survival? In a psychologically complex world, not all issues can be resolved satisfactorily by following our first biological reaction(fight). Ever had a reckless driver cut across you from a different lane? What is your first reaction? Do you let loose some swear words Jesus won’t be proud of? Or like I have seen some people do, chase the other car down and engage in verbal or physical fisticuffs.
The first reaction (fight) is called an amygdala hijacking (limbic abduction) because it is triggered by a small organ within the brain’s limbic system(emotional centre) called the amygdala. The amygdala’s primary function is to signal the adrenal glands when a fear stimulus is triggered to put us into “Bushman mode” aka morph into a One Minute Man – primed for reflex action. Strange enough, the amygdala has a secondary and slower connection to the cortex(part of the brain that deals with reasoning and logic).
The second biological reaction(flight), is called “reasoned” reaction. And hell, it is so damn hard. This reaction requires a lot of reasoning, logic and a great deal of being able to think through consequences or consider multiple factors when acting. This doesn’t come easy to everyone, as we are all different people with different backgrounds and personalities. This means some people have to work harder than others to develop their “reasoned” reactions.
HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR “REASONED” REACTION

If you have made it this far, I presume you probably have had One Minute Man(OMM) moments just like most people around the world have. Disobeying your first fight reaction can be a daunting task. Powerful people have ruined their careers, opportunities have passed people by and a ton of beautiful relationships ruined just because they couldn’t control their One Minute Man.
THE FINAL BIG HACK
The One Minute Man needs to be tamed and given a sense of direction. And that is solely your job. But how do you do this?
Harvard University neurology professor Rudy Tanzi recommends a four-step process to handle situations in which we are in the thrall of a limbic abduction:
Bernard Roth, The Achievement Habit
•Stop yourself from doing what your initial reaction dictated.
•Take a deep breath.
•Become aware of how you are feeling.
•Recall a past event that gave you a feeling of happiness and peace.
Practising self-awareness is a crucial habit you will have to keep in your mental hack toolbox. Don’t fight the first reaction. All it takes is to ask yourself “what am I feeling now?”
Take the answer OMM gives you. Then ask the OMM, “Why am I feeling this way?”. Accept the answer. Don’t argue. Then ask OMM, “What should I do?” Take its answer.
Then finally ask it, “What will happen if I take this action?” And listen to its answer.
The purpose of this self-awareness work-up is to buy you enough time to get info to your reasoning centres.
You will realize within the timeframe it takes to ask your OMM and seek answers, you would have regained some level of self-awareness. Seen the bigger picture(consequences) which in turn will affect your course of action. A big lifehack!

This could have been Mr and Mrs Gerardot several decades later. Sadly Mrs Gerardot let her OMM take over leaving unexplored a world that could have been, a dead lover, a crime scene and a devastated cheating husband.
Accept your emotions, but make sure you discipline them. Overcome your One Minute Man.
DRC
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Awesome piece Charlie. Very educative and inspiring. We must indeed rise above our One Minute Self. Thanks for this sublime message.
Hi Lizzie. Glad you made time to read this post. Yes, we must rise above our trigger happy One Minute Self! Cheers Liz. Your blog is amazing!
Very well written! Held my attention from start to the end. The steps though! Easier read than done 😂
Haha. Glad you made it to the end. I agree it’s easier read than done. Pretty sure someone looks at your great spoken word skills and thinks same, but look how well you’ve developed your skills. With time and practice you can ace practicing self-awareness. Cheers Soy.
Self awareness! It takes a lot to really get yourself to the point where you are constantly conscious of yourself, your environment and everything. Though self awareness is good to practice, it has a lot of challenges, you’ll always be in trouble with everything and everyone! Thanks for this life hack, let me start practicing to be conscious 👍😘❤️
Amazing one Bro…
Keep it up;you’re doing great!
Another good piece, we must rise above the one minute man!
Hi theyamful: Been so long you posted a comment. Always glad to hear from you. Yes, rising above the one minute man is a must for all.
As always… Bravo amigos
Hi T for Tony: always a pleasure hearing from you. Glad you learned from this as much as I did. Cheers
Very deep bro
Much to learn from it
Your script has deep weight 😊
I pray wisdom that cometh from above for you.👍🏾👍🏾👌🏾
Hiii Niimus: Great to hear from you. Glad you learnt a lot from this post. Overcoming the OMM is a key action we all must have in our locker. First reaction is always the best way out. Keep coming back for more. Cheers
Very insightful DrC. Keep up with the writing.
Thanks so much Asubonteng! Thanks so much for the feedback. Will surely do so! Keep coming back for more. Cheers
Woooooooooooow……fantastic piece..soaking in seriously….
Keep pushing Dr.C
Hi Rhyta: awesome hearing from you again. Glad you enjoyed this piece and learnt from it as much as I did. Thanks for the feedback.Cheers
Excellent writing and very insightful!
Wow. Exquisite piece. You really know how to captivate ur audience with ur writing. Catchy topic which threw us off our initial expectations. Another Good Read bro. Massive thumbs up 👍🏽😃😊😊
Hahahahaa. Hi Sensei. Lol. Must say the number of people who thought this would be a sex topic was overwhelming. Glad they didn’t get pissed off but stayed to read the awesome life lessons here. Once again, so so grateful for the feedback. Cheers. You rock!
Hi SageSir: A big welcome to my blog! Thanks so much for the feedback. Really appreciate. Glad you learnt much from this as I did. Cheers. Keep coming back for more.
Very Insightful
My new year resolution
Forgivenes all the way
Hi Antwi: A big ton of a thank you for the feedback. Glad you learnt from this post. That is a great resolution. Definitely adding that to mine. Cheers
This is awesome 🙌👏
Hi Stiffler: Cool name you got there. Super glad for the feedback. Check in some time later for awesome life lessons. Cheers
My super crappy writer… You’re really on point doc… God richly bless you with more wisdom
Hi Paul: A Big Amen Bro! And wheew, thanks for adding the super to my crappiness. lololol. Cheers Man
My favorite crappy writer, aside from the serious rambling (which u do also in real life😂👍🏾😘), what a great piece to read… Driving home a few truths, I must say, u really dd ur homework…. Super proud of you👍🏾
OOOooooooo Dre! Lmaoo. Shush! We’ve met just once in real life. And I was so humble. lol. Thanks a ton for the feedback. Super proud of you too, for reading English first time. lol. Cheers
That was a great piece dear😉👍…keep up the good work…
Hi Ophelia: Thanks so much for the feedback. Really appreciate. COme back for more. Cheers
Nice piece …..👍🏾👍🏾
Great piece. Loved it.
HI Amanda: Awesome hearing from you. Glad you loved it, and learnt much from this post. Cheers
Another amazing one thanks Doc
Hi Nathaniel: Thanks a ton for the feedback. Have an amazing day. Cheers