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In natural English speech, "overdrive" appears in contexts such as: "Powerful. In what way? We were We were talking a moment ago about the autonomic nervous system, which is sympathetic versus parasympathetic. We live our lives on sympathetic overdrive, which basically is the equivalent of constantly feeling threatened. Right? Heart rate Heart rate pumping, blood pressure up, more focused, but then you suffer the consequences within your gut. The gut gets sacrificed". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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Powerful. In what way? We were We were talking a moment ago about the autonomic nervous system, which is sympathetic versus parasympathetic. We live our lives on sympathetic

overdrive, which basically is the equivalent of constantly feeling threatened. Right? Heart rate Heart rate pumping,

blood pressure up, more focused, but then you suffer the consequences within your gut. The gut gets sacrificed

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verb

To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.

noun

A gear, on an automobile, higher than the traditional top gear, mainly to allow better fuel economy at highway speeds. In the 21st century, such gears are no longer viewed as "extra" and thus rarely called by this name.

“Near-synonym: top gear”

Synonyms:od o/d o.d.top gear

noun

A state of heightened activity.

“overdrive pacing”

Synonyms:top gear full throttle

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