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Human Well-Beieng | Hakeem Allison | TEDxYouth@BrookhouseSchool


i’m here today as you all know to speak

i’m here today as you all know to speak about the five

about the five

about the five is I believe effect general human

is I believe effect general human

is I believe effect general human well-being now what is well-being what

well-being now what is well-being what

well-being now what is well-being what is human well-being it’s a combination

is human well-being it’s a combination

is human well-being it’s a combination of both both objective and subjective

of both both objective and subjective

of both both objective and subjective factors the objective factors being your

factors the objective factors being your

factors the objective factors being your mental and physical meant mental and

mental and physical meant mental and

mental and physical meant mental and physical health among other factors so

physical health among other factors so

physical health among other factors so let’s jump straight into the five

let’s jump straight into the five

let’s jump straight into the five factors factor number one sleep sleep is

factors factor number one sleep sleep is

factors factor number one sleep sleep is very important to the state of our

very important to the state of our

very important to the state of our well-being because it does empirical

well-being because it does empirical

well-being because it does empirical evidence just that suggests that sleep

evidence just that suggests that sleep

evidence just that suggests that sleep can affect our cognition and our

can affect our cognition and our

can affect our cognition and our decision-making which in turn can affect

decision-making which in turn can affect

decision-making which in turn can affect our general well-being and the

our general well-being and the

our general well-being and the well-being of the people around us in

well-being of the people around us in

well-being of the people around us in one such study there were three groups

one such study there were three groups

one such study there were three groups of participants the first group were

of participants the first group were

of participants the first group were allowed only four hours of sleep a day

allowed only four hours of sleep a day

allowed only four hours of sleep a day the second group six hours of sleep a

the second group six hours of sleep a

the second group six hours of sleep a day and the third group eight hours of

day and the third group eight hours of

day and the third group eight hours of sleep a day on checking back to these

sleep a day on checking back to these

sleep a day on checking back to these participants after two weeks of the

participants after two weeks of the

participants after two weeks of the allocated sleeping times it was founded

allocated sleeping times it was founded

allocated sleeping times it was founded the group with four hours and six hours

the group with four hours and six hours

the group with four hours and six hours of sleep suffered maximum a huge number

of sleep suffered maximum a huge number

of sleep suffered maximum a huge number of attention lapses a decrease in

of attention lapses a decrease in

of attention lapses a decrease in cognitive brain function and generally

cognitive brain function and generally

cognitive brain function and generally an increase in cognitive issues they had

an increase in cognitive issues they had

an increase in cognitive issues they had problems concentrating and their

problems concentrating and their

problems concentrating and their reaction time was similar to a person

reaction time was similar to a person

reaction time was similar to a person with a blood alcohol concentration of

with a blood alcohol concentration of

with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.1 percent this in America is

0.1 percent this in America is

0.1 percent this in America is considered drunk so what can we do to

considered drunk so what can we do to

considered drunk so what can we do to increase the quality of our sleep before

increase the quality of our sleep before

increase the quality of our sleep before I get to this of course I must mention

I get to this of course I must mention

I get to this of course I must mention the eight hours the group that had eight

the eight hours the group that had eight

the eight hours the group that had eight hours of sleep the group that had eight

hours of sleep the group that had eight

hours of sleep the group that had eight hours of sleep had minimal attention

hours of sleep had minimal attention

hours of sleep had minimal attention lapses and the cognitive brain function

lapses and the cognitive brain function

lapses and the cognitive brain function appeared normal but something

appeared normal but something

appeared normal but something interesting that was found was that the

interesting that was found was that the

interesting that was found was that the group that had another group that had

group that had another group that had

group that had another group that had over nine hours of sleep that is too

over nine hours of sleep that is too

over nine hours of sleep that is too much sleep and a group that had too

much sleep and a group that had too

much sleep and a group that had too little sleep both suffered similar

little sleep both suffered similar

little sleep both suffered similar difficult

difficult

difficult he’s similar difficulties

he’s similar difficulties

he’s similar difficulties physiologically similar difficulties in

physiologically similar difficulties in

physiologically similar difficulties in terms of the decision making it was

terms of the decision making it was

terms of the decision making it was found that people who slept too much or

found that people who slept too much or

found that people who slept too much or too little were more likely to be

too little were more likely to be

too little were more likely to be susceptible to an increase in risk of

susceptible to an increase in risk of

susceptible to an increase in risk of mortality by twelve percent and by

mortality by twelve percent and by

mortality by twelve percent and by thirty percent in other cases there were

thirty percent in other cases there were

thirty percent in other cases there were also more likely to suffer from cardiac

also more likely to suffer from cardiac

also more likely to suffer from cardiac arrest diabetes and generally worse

arrest diabetes and generally worse

arrest diabetes and generally worse decision making we increase the quality

decision making we increase the quality

decision making we increase the quality of all sleep in many ways one of them

of all sleep in many ways one of them

of all sleep in many ways one of them being exercising another way being

being exercising another way being

being exercising another way being establishing a sleeping pattern that is

establishing a sleeping pattern that is

establishing a sleeping pattern that is recognizable that we can adapt to after

recognizable that we can adapt to after

recognizable that we can adapt to after constant conditioning our body gets used

constant conditioning our body gets used

constant conditioning our body gets used to sleeping patterns that we create for

to sleeping patterns that we create for

to sleeping patterns that we create for ourselves the physiological changes then

ourselves the physiological changes then

ourselves the physiological changes then occur and manifest themselves and we can

occur and manifest themselves and we can

occur and manifest themselves and we can then adapt factor number to stress

then adapt factor number to stress

then adapt factor number to stress another factor that is very important to

another factor that is very important to

another factor that is very important to the general human well-being of the

the general human well-being of the

the general human well-being of the people around us and ourselves and

people around us and ourselves and

people around us and ourselves and prehistorical times when it’s believed

prehistorical times when it’s believed

prehistorical times when it’s believed that we were evolving when there was a

that we were evolving when there was a

that we were evolving when there was a perceived threat such as a saber-toothed

perceived threat such as a saber-toothed

perceived threat such as a saber-toothed tiger or a bear approaching us or a lion

tiger or a bear approaching us or a lion

tiger or a bear approaching us or a lion would release stress hormones that from

would release stress hormones that from

would release stress hormones that from an evolutionary perspective are

an evolutionary perspective are

an evolutionary perspective are beneficial because we can escape tight

beneficial because we can escape tight

beneficial because we can escape tight situations such as a perceived threat

situations such as a perceived threat

situations such as a perceived threat when we see this the hormonal response

when we see this the hormonal response

when we see this the hormonal response the physiological response unfortunately

the physiological response unfortunately

the physiological response unfortunately are the exact same as perceived threats

are the exact same as perceived threats

are the exact same as perceived threats in the modern world for example when you

in the modern world for example when you

in the modern world for example when you can’t pay your mortgage when you’re late

can’t pay your mortgage when you’re late

can’t pay your mortgage when you’re late for an interview the physiological

for an interview the physiological

for an interview the physiological responses are the exact same so we end

responses are the exact same so we end

responses are the exact same so we end up releasing stress homers such as

up releasing stress homers such as

up releasing stress homers such as cortisol cortisol affects our memory

cortisol cortisol affects our memory

cortisol cortisol affects our memory that’s why when you’re stressed out

that’s why when you’re stressed out

that’s why when you’re stressed out about an exam you can’t really remember

about an exam you can’t really remember

about an exam you can’t really remember things that you revise for

things that you revise for

things that you revise for cortisol has also been found to decrease

cortisol has also been found to decrease

cortisol has also been found to decrease the body’s ability to regulate the

the body’s ability to regulate the

the body’s ability to regulate the heartbeats cortisol also suppresses the

heartbeats cortisol also suppresses the

heartbeats cortisol also suppresses the immune system in suppressing the immune

immune system in suppressing the immune

immune system in suppressing the immune system it makes us more susceptible to

system it makes us more susceptible to

system it makes us more susceptible to the two diseases how do you avoid stress

the two diseases how do you avoid stress

the two diseases how do you avoid stress the very many ways to avoid stress but

the very many ways to avoid stress but

the very many ways to avoid stress but one of the ways that I find from my

one of the ways that I find from my

one of the ways that I find from my subjective experience of the world to

subjective experience of the world to

subjective experience of the world to avoid stress is to try something new we

avoid stress is to try something new we

avoid stress is to try something new we learn something different learn

learn something different learn

learn something different learn something about your partner learn

something about your partner learn

something about your partner learn something about your family avoid

something about your family avoid

something about your family avoid compensatory narcissists these are

compensatory narcissists these are

compensatory narcissists these are people who try to bring you down for the

people who try to bring you down for the

people who try to bring you down for the sake of their own play pleasure they

sake of their own play pleasure they

sake of their own play pleasure they don’t feel good about themselves so they

don’t feel good about themselves so they

don’t feel good about themselves so they try to put you down and when we increase

try to put you down and when we increase

try to put you down and when we increase our our stress levels we become more

our our stress levels we become more

our our stress levels we become more rational and make worse decisions this

rational and make worse decisions this

rational and make worse decisions this leads me to my third factor the extent

leads me to my third factor the extent

leads me to my third factor the extent to which irrational ideas affect our

to which irrational ideas affect our

to which irrational ideas affect our daily lives as human beings were very

daily lives as human beings were very

daily lives as human beings were very susceptible to making irrational

susceptible to making irrational

susceptible to making irrational decisions that’s what the big

decisions that’s what the big

decisions that’s what the big corporations of this world invest

corporations of this world invest

corporations of this world invest hundreds of millions of dollars into

hundreds of millions of dollars into

hundreds of millions of dollars into research and development so as to better

research and development so as to better

research and development so as to better than by their advertisement to woo

than by their advertisement to woo

than by their advertisement to woo consumers into buying products that they

consumers into buying products that they

consumers into buying products that they wouldn’t otherwise by one such study

gave a food for thought whereby today

gave a food for thought whereby today you offered a hundred dollars and

you offered a hundred dollars and

you offered a hundred dollars and tomorrow we offer you one hundred and

tomorrow we offer you one hundred and

tomorrow we offer you one hundred and five dollars it would be more rational

five dollars it would be more rational

five dollars it would be more rational to take the option whereby I wait 24

to take the option whereby I wait 24

to take the option whereby I wait 24 hours and get a hundred and five dollars

hours and get a hundred and five dollars

hours and get a hundred and five dollars but instead being the human beings that

but instead being the human beings that

but instead being the human beings that we are we’re more likely to accept a

we are we’re more likely to accept a

we are we’re more likely to accept a hundred dollars today why does this

hundred dollars today why does this

hundred dollars today why does this happen it’s because of the proportions

happen it’s because of the proportions

happen it’s because of the proportions five dollars in proportion to a hundred

five dollars in proportion to a hundred

five dollars in proportion to a hundred dollars is so small according to the

dollars is so small according to the

dollars is so small according to the rules of proportion that would rather

rules of proportion that would rather

rules of proportion that would rather accept the hundred dollars today

accept the hundred dollars today

accept the hundred dollars today factor number for our interpersonal

factor number for our interpersonal

factor number for our interpersonal relationships in order to develop these

relationships in order to develop these

relationships in order to develop these great civilizations and very complex

great civilizations and very complex

great civilizations and very complex societies and profound philosophy we

societies and profound philosophy we

societies and profound philosophy we have we have to be able to collaborate

have we have to be able to collaborate

have we have to be able to collaborate and to cooperate with the people around

and to cooperate with the people around

and to cooperate with the people around us because we human beings are a social

us because we human beings are a social

us because we human beings are a social mammals we are a social creatures

mammals we are a social creatures

mammals we are a social creatures they’re for developing interpersonal

they’re for developing interpersonal

they’re for developing interpersonal relationships and recognizing that we

relationships and recognizing that we

relationships and recognizing that we are all innately different because of

are all innately different because of

are all innately different because of the difference in our psyches we all

the difference in our psyches we all

the difference in our psyches we all have different cognition processes and

have different cognition processes and

have different cognition processes and we all have different personalities we

we all have different personalities we

we all have different personalities we all work in different ways and of course

all work in different ways and of course

all work in different ways and of course evolution would help us pan out in this

evolution would help us pan out in this

evolution would help us pan out in this way because we must have different sorts

way because we must have different sorts

way because we must have different sorts of humans in society enable to suffer in

of humans in society enable to suffer in

of humans in society enable to suffer in order to be able to survive factor

order to be able to survive factor

order to be able to survive factor number for self-knowledge and meditation

number for self-knowledge and meditation

number for self-knowledge and meditation meditation has a lot of scientific and

meditation has a lot of scientific and

meditation has a lot of scientific and empirical data that backs it up for

empirical data that backs it up for

empirical data that backs it up for example they examined the brains of

example they examined the brains of

example they examined the brains of Buddhist monks to new meditators and it

Buddhist monks to new meditators and it

Buddhist monks to new meditators and it was found that their brains released

was found that their brains released

was found that their brains released more alpha waves and because the brains

more alpha waves and because the brains

more alpha waves and because the brains released more alpha waves the regions of

released more alpha waves the regions of

released more alpha waves the regions of their brains that were active that lit

their brains that were active that lit

their brains that were active that lit up dealt with decreased decrease anxiety

up dealt with decreased decrease anxiety

up dealt with decreased decrease anxiety decreased stress and increased tolerance

decreased stress and increased tolerance

decreased stress and increased tolerance meditation increases the gray matter in

meditation increases the gray matter in

meditation increases the gray matter in our brain which improves memory learning

our brain which improves memory learning

our brain which improves memory learning judgment our general mood and when we

judgment our general mood and when we

judgment our general mood and when we spend time for general contemplation and

spend time for general contemplation and

spend time for general contemplation and internal self reflection we develop a

internal self reflection we develop a

internal self reflection we develop a sort of knowledge of the self and this

sort of knowledge of the self and this

sort of knowledge of the self and this only happens when we transcend into

only happens when we transcend into

only happens when we transcend into higher states of consciousness whereby

higher states of consciousness whereby

higher states of consciousness whereby our sole purpose is not for a survival

our sole purpose is not for a survival

our sole purpose is not for a survival aura or narrowly defined success rather

aura or narrowly defined success rather

aura or narrowly defined success rather transcendent experiences that can’t be

transcendent experiences that can’t be

transcendent experiences that can’t be explained or we allow my

explained or we allow my

explained or we allow my our minds to wander off unrestricted

our minds to wander off unrestricted

our minds to wander off unrestricted knowledge of the self and meditation is

knowledge of the self and meditation is

knowledge of the self and meditation is therefore very important in determining

therefore very important in determining

therefore very important in determining our state of well-being thank you very

our state of well-being thank you very

our state of well-being thank you very much

much

much [Applause]

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