How Many Times Did Our Brain Trick Us? Time For Us To Trick Our Brain As Well

 

HOW many times did our brain trick us?  Definitely gazillion times.   BUT WHAT amazes me is that our brain is capable of remarkable things from remembering a conversation you had with a dear friend to solving a complex mathematical problem.  BUT our mind is far from perfect though.  Sometimes, it forgets some key details too, like your overdue dentist appointment OR a meeting with a client you have been eyeing for a new contract option📘📙📗

And things can turn to worst WHEN our brain even forgets important details that cause us to even get hurt OR sick.  At the very least, these brain blips are annoying.  True, sometimes we might be inclined to write off these mistakes as simple errors OR blame stress OR a lack of time.  The fact is, "BRAIN DRAIN" is the problem and according to psychologists, that's just inevitable.  The good thing is that we are advised we can avoid some of the biases, perceptual shortcomings❌❌❌

If there's a catch, experts tell us that our mind likes to take SHORTCUTS.  This is explained by the fact that one of the biggest shortcomings of our brain is that it can get LAZY.  WHEN trying to solve a problem OR even make a decision, our mind often falls back on rules of thumbs OR solutions that have worked in the past.  Using shortcuts can be a useful and effective approach WHEN it allows you to make decisions quickly without needing to sort through every solution📌📌📌

Coined by experts as heuristics, these mental shortcuts can also trip us up and cause us to commit mistakes.  For example, e could be terrified of flying because we [wrongly] think of several tragic , high-profile lane crashes.  BUT in reality, traveling by air s much safer than traveling by car.  However, our BRAIN is using that MENTAL SHORTCUT to fool us into believing that flying is that more dangerous than it really is.  In the end, even our own thinking is sometimes swayed by those hidden biases.  LIKE predispositions an influence HOW we perceive people, HOW we think about events and WHAT aspects of a situation we can pay attention to WHEN making a decision💥💥💥

Our takeaway:  Biases can throw a monkey wrench at things, and sometimes positively though.  LIKE that so called 'halo effect' that makes us assume that a good-looking ew coworker must also e a morally good person.  WHEN that hindsight bias is at play, we might blurt out and declare categorically LIKE "I KNEW WE WERE GOING TO LOSE" after your favorite team strikes out, even though you had NO way of knowing HOW the game would unfold.  Attritional bias can make us judge a person unfairly LIKE WHEN a barista gets your order wrong on a busy morning, you might decide that they are incompetent OR DON'T care about their job.  Maybe they were just overwhelmed by HOW many orders they had to make.  So, HOW MANY TIMES DID OUR BRAIN TRICK US?  TIME FOR US TO TRICK OUR BRAIN AS WELL😁😁😁