hello can you see me can you see me can you hear me ah there you are my name is
you hear me ah there you are my name is
you hear me ah there you are my name is William this is my sign name you know
William this is my sign name you know
William this is my sign name you know when you walk into a room and there’s
when you walk into a room and there’s
when you walk into a room and there’s lots of people everywhere you’re not
lots of people everywhere you’re not
lots of people everywhere you’re not quite sure what to do and how to fit in
quite sure what to do and how to fit in
quite sure what to do and how to fit in we bump into someone and then we respond
we bump into someone and then we respond
we bump into someone and then we respond automatically it might be positive or
automatically it might be positive or
automatically it might be positive or nervous or scared but often it’s an
nervous or scared but often it’s an
nervous or scared but often it’s an instant reaction we get used to these
instant reaction we get used to these
instant reaction we get used to these patterns of reacting sometimes we get
patterns of reacting sometimes we get
patterns of reacting sometimes we get trapped in the pattern we assume people
trapped in the pattern we assume people
trapped in the pattern we assume people think a certain way or we think that we
think a certain way or we think that we
think a certain way or we think that we need to act a certain way and just like
need to act a certain way and just like
need to act a certain way and just like bumping into an old or a new friend we
bumping into an old or a new friend we
bumping into an old or a new friend we bump into our assumptions as well like
bump into our assumptions as well like
bump into our assumptions as well like thinking that all the speakers have to
thinking that all the speakers have to
thinking that all the speakers have to be up here on the stage I think about
be up here on the stage I think about
be up here on the stage I think about the stories that every one of you has
the stories that every one of you has
the stories that every one of you has inside the people you know who you love
inside the people you know who you love
inside the people you know who you love and who love you I think about the
and who love you I think about the
and who love you I think about the thousand TEDx stories that are sitting
thousand TEDx stories that are sitting
thousand TEDx stories that are sitting in this audience right now stories of
in this audience right now stories of
in this audience right now stories of doing good and becoming a better person
doing good and becoming a better person
doing good and becoming a better person stories of doing maybe not so good and
stories of doing maybe not so good and
stories of doing maybe not so good and learning from it we expect that those
learning from it we expect that those
learning from it we expect that those who do good are the ones who win and
who do good are the ones who win and
who do good are the ones who win and those who do bad are the ones who lose
those who do bad are the ones who lose
those who do bad are the ones who lose but to me it seems a bit more complex
but to me it seems a bit more complex
but to me it seems a bit more complex than that but next time you bump into
than that but next time you bump into
than that but next time you bump into someone or maybe sit down next to
someone or maybe sit down next to
someone or maybe sit down next to someone at a TEDx conference see if you
someone at a TEDx conference see if you
someone at a TEDx conference see if you can catch yourself catch your thoughts
can catch yourself catch your thoughts
can catch yourself catch your thoughts catch your assumptions how easy is it
catch your assumptions how easy is it
catch your assumptions how easy is it for you to zoom out on your thinking
Thank You William our minds are
Thank You William our minds are extraordinary things we’d like to zoom
extraordinary things we’d like to zoom
extraordinary things we’d like to zoom in on some of the intricacies of the
in on some of the intricacies of the
in on some of the intricacies of the human mind can we really become aware of
human mind can we really become aware of
human mind can we really become aware of our personal assumptions and our habits
our personal assumptions and our habits
our personal assumptions and our habits of thought and can we really consciously
of thought and can we really consciously
of thought and can we really consciously design them first some Anatomy the
design them first some Anatomy the
design them first some Anatomy the spinal cord is a two-way Highway between
spinal cord is a two-way Highway between
spinal cord is a two-way Highway between the brain and the body together the
the brain and the body together the
the brain and the body together the brain and the spinal cord make up our
brain and the spinal cord make up our
brain and the spinal cord make up our central nervous system over 300 million
central nervous system over 300 million
central nervous system over 300 million years old the part of the brain called
years old the part of the brain called
years old the part of the brain called the truant brain or the reptilian brain
the truant brain or the reptilian brain
the truant brain or the reptilian brain is a part of the brain that’s
is a part of the brain that’s
is a part of the brain that’s responsible for keeping us awake and
responsible for keeping us awake and
responsible for keeping us awake and alert for fight flight and freeze 100
alert for fight flight and freeze 100
alert for fight flight and freeze 100 million years later the next part of the
million years later the next part of the
million years later the next part of the human brains evolution is the limbic
human brains evolution is the limbic
human brains evolution is the limbic brain this is the part of the brain
brain this is the part of the brain
brain this is the part of the brain responsible for creating our emotions
responsible for creating our emotions
responsible for creating our emotions our memory and our connection to others
our memory and our connection to others
our memory and our connection to others inspired by the work of Dan Siegel
inspired by the work of Dan Siegel
inspired by the work of Dan Siegel we’d like to define the mind as an
we’d like to define the mind as an
we’d like to define the mind as an emergent property that helps regulate
emergent property that helps regulate
emergent property that helps regulate information and energy flow within
information and energy flow within
information and energy flow within bodies and between people this
bodies and between people this
bodies and between people this regulation this integration happens here
regulation this integration happens here
regulation this integration happens here in the prefrontal cortex growing after
in the prefrontal cortex growing after
in the prefrontal cortex growing after birth is formed by the experiences that
birth is formed by the experiences that
birth is formed by the experiences that we have giving us awareness allowing us
we have giving us awareness allowing us
we have giving us awareness allowing us to think and reflect managing our
to think and reflect managing our
to think and reflect managing our emotions regulating information flow and
emotions regulating information flow and
emotions regulating information flow and integrating all regions
integrating all regions
integrating all regions [Music]
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these regions do not work separately
these regions do not work separately however in fact they are an integrated
however in fact they are an integrated
however in fact they are an integrated highway of specialized neurons and
highway of specialized neurons and
highway of specialized neurons and interconnected grid if you will a
interconnected grid if you will a
interconnected grid if you will a function and meaning consider this our
function and meaning consider this our
function and meaning consider this our life experience is what creates our
life experience is what creates our
life experience is what creates our person your pathways no two brains are
person your pathways no two brains are
person your pathways no two brains are wired the same way if no two brains are
wired the same way if no two brains are
wired the same way if no two brains are wired the same way then why do we feel
wired the same way then why do we feel
wired the same way then why do we feel connected to others based on the work of
connected to others based on the work of
connected to others based on the work of dr. Fiona curve is because of a
dr. Fiona curve is because of a
dr. Fiona curve is because of a beautiful concoction of mirror neurons
beautiful concoction of mirror neurons
beautiful concoction of mirror neurons bonding chemicals through shared touch
bonding chemicals through shared touch
bonding chemicals through shared touch and experiences we allied out with other
and experiences we allied out with other
and experiences we allied out with other people’s brains this connect Beauty is
people’s brains this connect Beauty is
people’s brains this connect Beauty is intricate and vital for the social
intricate and vital for the social
intricate and vital for the social architecture of humanity we rely on each
architecture of humanity we rely on each
architecture of humanity we rely on each other for our sense of belonging and
other for our sense of belonging and
other for our sense of belonging and though we are alone in our minds we are
though we are alone in our minds we are
though we are alone in our minds we are connected to each other physically
connected to each other physically
connected to each other physically through our shared neural nets
through our shared neural nets
through our shared neural nets experience and in this way we are never
experience and in this way we are never
experience and in this way we are never truly alone
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