Jason Silva on Peer Pressure | Brain Games

conformities a fascinating topic for a

conformities a fascinating topic for a variety of reasons for one we live in a

variety of reasons for one we live in a

variety of reasons for one we live in a society that encourages individualistic

society that encourages individualistic

society that encourages individualistic thinking it encourages us to find our

thinking it encourages us to find our

thinking it encourages us to find our own voice and to follow our passion yet

own voice and to follow our passion yet

own voice and to follow our passion yet there’s pervasive pressures all around

there’s pervasive pressures all around

there’s pervasive pressures all around us encouraging us to conform to follow

us encouraging us to conform to follow

us encouraging us to conform to follow the same secular idols to care about the

the same secular idols to care about the

the same secular idols to care about the same celebrities to watch the same

same celebrities to watch the same

same celebrities to watch the same television shows and movies we are

television shows and movies we are

television shows and movies we are socialized beans we may think we are

socialized beans we may think we are

socialized beans we may think we are unique snowflakes but we can form more

unique snowflakes but we can form more

unique snowflakes but we can form more than we know most of us end up as sheep

than we know most of us end up as sheep

than we know most of us end up as sheep following the herds and guess what

following the herds and guess what

following the herds and guess what there’s a reason for it

there’s a reason for it

there’s a reason for it your brain actually rewards engaging in

your brain actually rewards engaging in

your brain actually rewards engaging in conformity and group behavior your brain

conformity and group behavior your brain

conformity and group behavior your brain actually does not reward you for going

actually does not reward you for going

actually does not reward you for going down your own path that’s why we stand

down your own path that’s why we stand

down your own path that’s why we stand in awe when we see people that are truly

in awe when we see people that are truly

in awe when we see people that are truly pioneers because there’s salmon swimming

pioneers because there’s salmon swimming

pioneers because there’s salmon swimming upstream they’re going against the grain

upstream they’re going against the grain

upstream they’re going against the grain and that is unnatural and yet at the

and that is unnatural and yet at the

and that is unnatural and yet at the same time

same time

same time only thing that has ever led us towards

only thing that has ever led us towards

only thing that has ever led us towards places in which we transcend and achieve

places in which we transcend and achieve

places in which we transcend and achieve new things you know somebody had to go

new things you know somebody had to go

new things you know somebody had to go to the moon somebody had to say yes we

to the moon somebody had to say yes we

to the moon somebody had to say yes we can somebody had to push us beyond the

can somebody had to push us beyond the

can somebody had to push us beyond the group thing there’s that great line by

group thing there’s that great line by

group thing there’s that great line by Jack Kerouac Allah says the only people

Jack Kerouac Allah says the only people

Jack Kerouac Allah says the only people for me are the mad or it’s bad to live

for me are the mad or it’s bad to live

for me are the mad or it’s bad to live mad to talk mad to be saved desirous of

mad to talk mad to be saved desirous of

mad to talk mad to be saved desirous of everything at the same time those who

everything at the same time those who

everything at the same time those who never yawn or say a commonplace thing

never yawn or say a commonplace thing

never yawn or say a commonplace thing but burn burn burn like yellow roman

but burn burn burn like yellow roman

but burn burn burn like yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across

candles exploding like spiders across

candles exploding like spiders across the sky we love our rebels

the sky we love our rebels

the sky we love our rebels we love our misfits we love our unique

we love our misfits we love our unique

we love our misfits we love our unique snowflakes and individuals and yet the

snowflakes and individuals and yet the

snowflakes and individuals and yet the rest of us

rest of us

rest of us for the most part conform blind in a

for the most part conform blind in a

for the most part conform blind in a herd

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herd you