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The Mismatched Ape: Why You Feel Broken in a World You Weren't Built ForYou are not lazy. You are not weak. You are not broken. You are a perfectly engineered Stone Age brain trying to survive inside a world of notifications, office chairs, infinite options, and chronic noise - a world your biology never evolved to handle. In The Mismatched Ape, R. Mittal reveals a radical truth hiding in plain sight: most of our modern suffering - anxiety, distraction, burnout, indecision, loneliness - is not a personal failure. It is an evolutionary mismatch. We have Paleolithic instincts running on medieval institutions in an age of godlike technology. No wonder the human animal is pacing in its cage. Instead of asking you to ""try harder,"" ""want it more,"" or ""fix yourself,"" this book flips the script. What if you are working perfectly - and it's the world that needs redesigning? Drawing from evolutionary psychology, behavioral economics, neuroscience, and architecture, this book acts as a blueprint for rebuilding your life so your biology can finally breathe again. You'll learn: Why anxiety is an alarm system - not a flaw Why you can hyper-focus on games but not on Excel Why willpower fails - and how to succeed without relying on it Why passion is not found - but grown Why happiness evaporates - and how to anchor it Why loneliness is lethal - and how to rebuild your tribe How to become the architect of your environment instead of its inmate With vivid stories, striking metaphors, and actionable protocols, The Mismatched Ape shows you how to stop fighting your own nature and start designing a habitat where your ancient brain can thrive. You don't need a new self. You need a new enclosure. It's time to stop blaming yourself - and start building the life you were built for.

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