so the brain games episode on misconceptions I think could be a
misconceptions I think could be a
misconceptions I think could be a metaphor for the entire brain games
metaphor for the entire brain games
metaphor for the entire brain games series and for all notions of how we
series and for all notions of how we
series and for all notions of how we perceive reality you know we tend to
perceive reality you know we tend to
perceive reality you know we tend to take for granted our perception then
take for granted our perception then
take for granted our perception then what brain games makes clear time and
what brain games makes clear time and
what brain games makes clear time and again is that we actually only get
again is that we actually only get
again is that we actually only get limited information from the world and
limited information from the world and
limited information from the world and our brain is rendering an estimation a
our brain is rendering an estimation a
our brain is rendering an estimation a guesstimation in any given time creating
guesstimation in any given time creating
guesstimation in any given time creating this illusion that we call reality and
this illusion that we call reality and
this illusion that we call reality and we’re constantly having the rug pulled
we’re constantly having the rug pulled
we’re constantly having the rug pulled from underneath our feet when we unravel
from underneath our feet when we unravel
from underneath our feet when we unravel these misconceptions on brain games the
these misconceptions on brain games the
these misconceptions on brain games the one things that we look at in as
one things that we look at in as
one things that we look at in as examples of common misconceptions is the
examples of common misconceptions is the
examples of common misconceptions is the notion that we only use 10% of our brain
notion that we only use 10% of our brain
notion that we only use 10% of our brain this is better seen as a metaphor that
this is better seen as a metaphor that
this is better seen as a metaphor that perhaps we don’t utilize our brain to
perhaps we don’t utilize our brain to
perhaps we don’t utilize our brain to its full potential but the truth of the
its full potential but the truth of the
its full potential but the truth of the matter is the entirety of our brain is
matter is the entirety of our brain is
matter is the entirety of our brain is getting used it’s not like one little
getting used it’s not like one little
getting used it’s not like one little part is active and the rest is somehow
part is active and the rest is somehow
part is active and the rest is somehow dormant we use all of our brain another
dormant we use all of our brain another
dormant we use all of our brain another common misconception is the notion of
common misconception is the notion of
common misconception is the notion of multitasking we live in a multi-screen
multitasking we live in a multi-screen
multitasking we live in a multi-screen world all these screens competing for
world all these screens competing for
world all these screens competing for your attention an infinite amount of
your attention an infinite amount of
your attention an infinite amount of signals competing for that cognitive
signals competing for that cognitive
signals competing for that cognitive limited resource of your attention
limited resource of your attention
limited resource of your attention attention is the new oil we live in the
attention is the new oil we live in the
attention is the new oil we live in the attention economy and the idea the
attention economy and the idea the
attention economy and the idea the equals somehow multitask you can
equals somehow multitask you can
equals somehow multitask you can actually lend your cognition to multiple
actually lend your cognition to multiple
actually lend your cognition to multiple things at once is a fallacy the only
things at once is a fallacy the only
things at once is a fallacy the only thing you can hope to do is switch
thing you can hope to do is switch
thing you can hope to do is switch rapidly between tasks but the result
rapidly between tasks but the result
rapidly between tasks but the result ultimately is causing you even more
ultimately is causing you even more
ultimately is causing you even more fatigue and a feeling of being
fatigue and a feeling of being
fatigue and a feeling of being fragmented where you don’t really know
fragmented where you don’t really know
fragmented where you don’t really know where to place your attention the truth
where to place your attention the truth
where to place your attention the truth of the matter is it’s always best to
of the matter is it’s always best to
of the matter is it’s always best to focus on one thing at once because
focus on one thing at once because
focus on one thing at once because that’s the only thing you’re cognitively
that’s the only thing you’re cognitively
that’s the only thing you’re cognitively able to do truly truly what we know
able to do truly truly what we know
able to do truly truly what we know about our brains is often a realization
about our brains is often a realization
about our brains is often a realization that things that we’ve taken for granted
that things that we’ve taken for granted
that things that we’ve taken for granted for a very long time are nothing more
for a very long time are nothing more
for a very long time are nothing more than misconceptions
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