Tom KrieglsteinFounder, Global Keynote Speaker, Swift Kick Leadership · Founder and Award-Winning Keynote Speaker at Swift Kick Leadership

Trick Your #Brain to Stay Engaged and Awake. #BrainHack #Learning #Science #Shorts

Name: Trick Your #Brain to Stay Engaged and Awake. #BrainHack #Learning #Science #Shorts
Uploaded: 2023-02-28T19:02:55+00:00
Duration: 50 s
Channel: Tom Krieglstein
Description: In this short video, Tom Krieglstein explains that the human brain, despite weighing only about 1/50 of total body mass, consumes roughly one‑fifth of…

28 Feb 2023 · 1 min

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In this short video, Tom Krieglstein explains that the human brain, despite weighing only about 1/50 of total body mass, consumes roughly one‑fifth of the body's energy. Because the brain is a high‑energy organ, it constantly seeks answers; once it finds an answer, it reduces its activity and attention wanes. Krieglstein proposes a simple hack: deliberately challenge or question information—even when you think you know the answer—to prevent the brain from “shutting down” and to keep it alert and engaged for longer periods of learning or listening.

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Did you know that Your brain weighs 1/50 of your entire body, but uses up one fifth of all the energy in your body? It is like as if you had a tiny little car that was a gas guzzler. So your brain has a trick. Because it's super smart. It knows that it uses all this energy or calories. And so what it does is it constantly tries to find answers for things. As soon as it finds the answer, it shuts down and stops paying attention. So your trick now is now that you know that and you're trying to stay eng, is to challenge what you're hearing so that your brain doesn't get the answer. So even if you know the answer is correct, see if you can challenge go. Hmm. Is that really true? Because what you'll do in that moment is trick your brain to stay awake and engage a little bit longer than it would have before.