14 Lessons From "Incognito" π
1. Consciousness is the smallest player of our mind. Most of our brain operates in a hidden mode. π§΅
1. Consciousness is the smallest player of our mind. Most of our brain operates in a hidden mode. π§΅
2. There is a concept that a conscious idea is actually a collection of signals your brain picks up that all point in the same direction.
πΈOnce the signal becomes strong enough, it becomes a conscious thought.
πΈOnce the signal becomes strong enough, it becomes a conscious thought.
3. If you brain gets a signal that points one way and another pointing a different way, then they sort of cancel one another out.
4. Your conscious mind is like a newspaper. It delivers headlines, but rarely show you what's going on behind the scenes.
πΈβIn each of us there is another, who we do not know.β
-Carl Jung
πΈβIn each of us there is another, who we do not know.β
-Carl Jung
5. When you say, βI just got an idea!β You are actually referencing all sorts of work your brain has been doing behind the scenes for minutes, days, or months.
6. First of all, you have to realize that conscious thought should NOT be involved in most decisions and actions.
7. Conscious awareness takes about 0.5 seconds. Hitting a baseball takes 0.4 seconds. It's literally impossible to consciously hit a baseball.
7. Conscious awareness takes about 0.5 seconds. Hitting a baseball takes 0.4 seconds. It's literally impossible to consciously hit a baseball.
8. We make decisions consciously and then begin to automate them and follow them unconsciously.
9. Humans have an incredible ability to learn and, with enough practice, mindlessly automate almost any skill.
9. Humans have an incredible ability to learn and, with enough practice, mindlessly automate almost any skill.
10. People tend to love reflections of themselves in others and on products. This is called βimplicit egotism.β
11. We like people who share our birthdays, have names similar to our, and so on.
πΈPeople named Denise or Dennis are disproportionately likely to be dentists.
11. We like people who share our birthdays, have names similar to our, and so on.
πΈPeople named Denise or Dennis are disproportionately likely to be dentists.
12. The mere exposure effect proves that our brains tend to like things that we are exposed to often.
13. Similarly, we tend to associate two things with one another if we hear that pairing often
13. Similarly, we tend to associate two things with one another if we hear that pairing often
14. It can be a very good idea to βtrust your gutβ because a variety of studies have shown that your unconscious mind knows the correct decision before your conscious mind does.
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