Your Brain is Fragile, Here is How We Can Help You!

The organ that we have in our skull is probably the most fragile and the most important organ that we have in our body. It is not physical fragility we are talking about, we are here to highlight the fragility it has in its functioning. When you Google for the definition of the brain, we get “an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity.” What if I tell you that some of the decisions you make are affected by an array of factors which lead you into believing that the decision is yours but you have no control over it. This is explained perfectly in the book “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman by use of a story between 2 systems: System 1 and System 2.

System 1 is responsible for all the involuntary work that our brain does, where we do not have to thinkor the brain requires minimum functioning, for example: taking your hand off of a hot plate or hitting the brakes when you see the stop sign while driving or two times two. On the other hand, System 2 does the work when there is need for the brain to work or it requires some computation, for example: thirty two times eleven. In other words, System 1 is automatic and quick, however System 2 comes in use when you need to do some effortful mental activities.

However, sometimes when we need to make voluntary choice decisions that require the system 2 to work, System 1 makes the decision for us. Sometimes our Systems are affected by what we see and do in taking decisions, for example in the book, Kahneman gives an example: If we say the words Banana and Vomit, your system 1 will automatically create a linked chain between the 2 words, however there was no reason to do so but your brain in its functioning did create a link and due to this you will avoid eating a banana for some time. Even though deciding whether you want to eat a banana comes under System 2 but the System 1 and the link that it created earlier will affect your decision. This highlights the fragility of our brain, how just two words might affect your decision of what to eat for breakfast. This was the work of System 1 as you had no control over the aversion or the link you created between the two words. Sometimes, it does not only affect the decision but takes the decision for you like in the above example. This highlights the fragility of our brain, how just two words might affect your decision of what to eat for breakfast.

Similarly, in an another example of a psychological study from 1980’s, psychologists found out that if you had heard the word “EAT” recently, then you are more likely to complete the word SO_P as SOUP than as SOAP. This is described as the priming effect. The priming effect affects our lives and we do-not get to know. If you wake up in a good mood or listen to your favorite song after waking up, then you will feel more energized and happy to take on your day at work. There are innumerous articles that tell people to wake up with the sun shining on them to make them feel happy to make them more productive throughout the day. In another example, a lot of studies have found people to be twice as productive as they normally are after doing something that they love, for example: cleaning up, painting, exercising etc. The priming effect sets biases in our brain, for example you are more likely to buy milk at the grocery store, if you have seen cows in that day. This is a very small example, but overall everything that you look at affects the decisions you make. Now there is nothing to oppose the fact that looking at something you love or something that you really like, it will only increase what you can do and increase your imagination.

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For examples, you can have a look at the images down here. I believe you can imagine for yourself that if you woke up looking at something that you loved, maybe your children, maybe your passion or even your goals in life. Referring to goals and passion, another great example is that of the book and the documentary called the Secret. The Secret highlights the importance of having your goals in sight and it says that if you want it, just work tirelessly towards it without negativity creeping in. 

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