“The human brain is a marvelous tool. However, it was designed for a very different world than we currently live in. As a result, it retains many design flaws that do not serve us well, especially in today’s business world where new ways of thinking and ongoing innovation are essential for success.
Perhaps the most damaging flaw is the brain’s tendency to think it’s right. In fact, it often insists it is right even in the face of contradictory evidence. So the next time you’re absolutely, positively sure you’re right, consider these 10 reasons not to trust your brain:…”
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“Do you trust your brain? Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have shown that every adult has unique brain reliability. This and other findings, published in eNeuro, the new flagship, peer-reviewed journal of the International Society of Neuroscience, offer the possibility of better identification and more accurate assessment for neurological and psychiatric disorders, including autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)….”
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“My friend often asks me, half sarcastically, ‘Don’t you trust your own mind? The question always receives a few chuckles. ‘Of course I trust my own mind!… Though, to be honest, no, I don’t trust my own mind at all!’ On a simple human level, the vast majority of us are puppets to the inconsistent, random, ungraspable qualities of our minds. We don’t even know what our minds are. We don’t know what our thoughts are or where they come from. For most of us, our minds are like monkeys or wild horses – and ‘we’ as beings, are completely at the whim of our crazy, chaotic minds. Even in our times of relative tranquility, peace, joy, alignment – we are caught grasping at the experience, hoping that it will not flee us. Why don’t we have the reigns of our own internal landscape? Why must we grasp as though we are servants to a greater power?…”
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"In this edition we tell you about a breakthrough in medical technology. A paralysed Frenchman has been able to walk again, thanks to a team of experts based in Grenoble and their revolutionary brain-controlled "exoskeleton". Plus, we speak to Moran Cerf, a neuroscientist from Northwestern University on how and why people believe, perceive, experience and decide. But his findings come with a warning: do not trust your own brain! And in Test 24, we tell you about Guerlain’s Mindscent, a new sensory motion-led experience to help you find the perfect perfume...." https://www.france24.com/en/20191011-hacking-the-human-brain-can-we-trust-our-own-thoughts-2