A Hidden Brain Commencement Address

Across every domain of our lives, our minds have a tendency to get accustomed to things. In fact, the brain seems evolutionarily designed to focus on the new and unexpected, on novel threats and opportunities. In our daily lives, this means we take wonderful things for granted. We cease to appreciate amazing people, or the good fortune of being healthy. This week, neuroscientist Tali Sharot explains why we get used to things — and how to see with fresh eyes.

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Some think of religious faith as just that: a leap of faith. But psychologists are increasingly filling in the gaps in our understanding of how beliefs shape — and are shaped by — the human mind. This week, psychologist Ara Norenzayan explores features in the brain that are tied to our capacity for faith. And he shows how all of us, both religious and non-religious people, can use this knowledge to find more meaning in our lives.

For more of our reporting on religion and the mind, be sure to check out our episode "Creating God."
 

Have you ever had an unexplainable feeling of emptiness? Life seems perfect - and yet - something is missing. This week, sociologist Corey Keyes helps us understand where feelings of emptiness come from, how to navigate them and why they're more common than we might assume.

If you missed it, make sure to listen to last week's episode on Why Trying Too Hard Can Backfire On You. Thanks for listening!

Thinking is a human superpower. On a daily basis, thinking and planning and effort bring us innumerable benefits. But like all aspects of human behavior, you can sometimes get too much of a good thing. This week, we talk with philosopher Ted Slingerland about techniques to prevent overthinking, and how we can cultivate the under-appreciated skill of letting go. 

To hear more of our conversation with Ted Slingerland, be sure to check out our Hidden Brain+ episode with him, available now. You can join Hidden Brain+ via Patreon or Apple Podcasts. Thanks for listening! 

The human drive to invent new things has led to pathbreaking achievements in medicine, science and society. But our desire to create can keep us from seeing one of the most powerful paths to progress: subtraction. In a favorite conversation from 2022, engineer Leidy Klotz shares how streamlining and simplifying is sometimes the best path to innovation. 

Today's episode concludes our Innovation 2.0 series. If you've enjoyed these episodes, please tell a friend about them! They can find all of the stories in this series in this podcast feed, or at https://hiddenbrain.org/. Thanks for listening! 

Most of us love to brainstorm with colleagues. But so often, our idea-generating sessions don't lead to anything tangible. Teams fill up walls with sticky notes about creative possibilities and suggestions for improvement, but nothing actually gets implemented. Some researchers even have a name for it: "innovation theater." This week, we explore the science of execution. Psychologist Bob Sutton tells us how to move from innovation theater . . . to actual innovation.

You can find all the episodes in our Innovation 2.0 series in this podcast feed, or on our website, hiddenbrain.org. 

Think about the last time you asked someone for something. Maybe you were nervous or worried about what the person would think of you. Chances are that you didn’t stop to think about the pressure you were exerting on that person. This week, we continue our Innovation 2.0 series with a 2020 episode about a phenomenon known as as “egocentric bias.” We talk with psychologist Vanessa Bohns about how this bias leads us astray, and how we can use this knowledge to ask for the things we need. 

Did you catch the first two episodes in our Innovation 2.0 series? You can find them in this podcast feed or on our website. And if you're enjoying this series, please share it with a friend or family member. Thanks! 

Have you ever been in a situation where you felt that people wrote you off? Maybe a teacher suggested you weren't talented enough to take a certain class, or a boss implied that you didn't have the smarts needed to handle a big project. In the latest in our "Innovation 2.0 series," we talk with Mary Murphy, who studies what she calls "cultures of genius." We'll look at how these cultures can keep people and organizations from thriving, and how we can create environments that better foster our growth.

Do you know someone who'd find the ideas in today's episode to be useful? Please share it with them! And if you liked today's conversation, you might also like these classic Hidden Brain episodes: 

 The Edge Effect

The Secret to Great Teams

Dream Jobs

Why is it so hard to guess where we're meant to be? To predict where we'll end up? Nearly all of us have had the experience of traveling down one road, only to realize it's not the road for us. At the University of Virginia, Saras Sarasvathy uses the lens of entrepreneurship to study how we plan and prepare for the future. We kick off our new "Innovation 2.0" series by talking with Saras about how we pursue goals and make decisions.

Do you know someone who might benefit from our conversation with Saras about expert entrepreneurs? Please share it with them if so! And be sure to check out our other conversations about how to get out of ruts and figure out a path forward: 

Who Do You Want to Be?

You 2.0 : How to Break Out of a Rut

If you're a parent or a teacher, you've probably wondered how to balance play and safety for the kids in your care. You don't want to put children in danger, but you also don't want to rob them of the joy of exploration. This week, we talk with psychologist Peter Gray about how this balance has changed — for parents and children alike — and what we can do about it.

For more of our reporting on children and parents, check out these classic Hidden Brain episodes:

Kinder-Gardening

Bringing Up Baby 

"When you're looking around, you're not moving forward." - Gabby Reece
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True American hero, Retired Navy Seal, Purple Heart Recipient and author of “The Trident”, Jason Redman was able to weather an Iraqi ambush, fought his way out, and became even stronger. Ambushes can happen both on the battlefield and in everyday life, in fact, any given person will have 4-5 life ambushes through their lives. Catastrophic events that will leave them with physical, emotional, or mental scars. What is important is how they react. Watch or listen now to discover what it means to get off the X of ambush, so when those events do happen in life or in business, you will be ready to fight and come out successful!

“I was sitting on the X of ambush as an entrepreneur”

“It’s mission over the man”

“I felt like I was dying, I felt like I was alone”

- Bedros Keuilian

Here’s what you’ll discover:

1:52 - How Jason’s heroics unfolded overseas in Iraq

10:00 - Against all odds, Jason was able to recollect and listen to his training - which helped him survive

18:02 - Jason knew he was going through hypovolemic shock, this is what was going through his mind

25:02 - What the ambush taught Jason about life - and how it strengthened him

39:05 - The trials and tribulations Jason went through during his recovery - and how that can translate to your business

“We walked right into a very well executed Iraqi ambush”

“The information is only as good as how quickly you can act on it”

“My guys saw me get hit.. And they thought I was dead”

“You have to take care of yourself”

“Action is what makes all the difference”  

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In this episode Rob speaks to one of the most curious men he has ever met, David McCourt. David is an entrepreneur, thought leader and author. He likes to ask those questions that make you analyse and reassess the big questions in life.

David talks about the advice he has received in the past, gives great insight into his entrepreneurial journey and shares some intuitive and perceptive tips for those entrepreneurs just starting out.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• When you first start out you don’t know anything, this can be a curse as well as a blessing.
  
  
• Curiosity, persistence, passion and loving people is what you need to drive you to start a business, those are the traits you need for success, then the money will follow.
  
  
• It’s ok the be afraid of failure. Fear is actually a driver and a part of passion. You are allowed to not want to fail but it’s important that when you do, and you will, to get back up and try again.
  
  
• Being a young entrepreneur means you are able to take more, and bigger, risks. You have nothing to lose. Just envision what you expect the future to be like and aim for it.
  
  
• There has been a power shift to the bottom. For the past thousand years everything has come from the top down, rules have changed. Young entrepreneurs are changing the future.
  
  
• Schools need to continue to be able to teach children how to ‘connect the dots’ in between knowledge. To learn how to connect thoughts and information to come up with a construct that you believe in. This was something the older generation took for granted in some ways, they were taught this and used this muscle as they didn’t have the internet to rely on.
  
  
• The globalized world we live in is tough. Only two generations ago it was possible to be able to own a home and pay for all necessities on just one working salary. This is not the case anymore, it’s incredibly hard for young people, these are the challenges they face.
  
  
• A positive attitude and a grateful mindset will mean that you find great success in this world as well as happiness. This is something David learnt from him mother who lived to be 103!
  
  
  

BEST MOMENTS  

“People are really focused on making money and it’s overrated”

“You really have to love people, you have to read, and listen, and think and talk to people and listen to their points of views”

“Everybody’s plan B is better than their plan A” 

“Just because you read it, just because you saw it on the internet, doesn’t make it true”

“No matter how bad your day is going…just remember there are lots of people who have it worse so you just have to pick yourself up and move forward”

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