We all like to think we have free will, but do we?
Are you making conscious decisions in your life? Or is your unconscious brain driving you?
This is a big topic of discussion for neuroscientists.
Watch this video above. What do you think?
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Last week, Dr. Phil had on the story of Subway Guy, Jared Fogle, and how he was brought down and exposed as a pedophile.
During the show, while it was absolutely nauseating to listen to Fogle talk, it was also rather shocking to see how clueless he was. His behavior reveals that he is a very social awkward guy who didn’t know how to read people at all.
I was blown away that he thought he had a relationship with the woman who recorded him. He has no sense of what a normal relationship is like to think he had one with her. Her tone of voice and responses clearly reveal she was not into his sickness on any level and he didn’t pick up on it. One other potential reason that could explain this is his emotions were all over the board, and emotions fog our ability to see clearly.
The show really gave you an insight into the mind of a pedophile and it was very, very disturbing, and extremely uncomfortable to even listen to. Be warned if you do.
If you crave to understand human behavior, Dr. David Eagleman is someone you want to know! His research, interests, TV series and speeches are fascinating. He has a series on PBS airing on Wednesday nights that is a must see, as is this video above!
Do you think we have free will?
I have always grappled with it, wondering if we truly do. I tend to agree with Dr. Eagleman, it’s probably much less than we realize.
I have always believed that my ability of processing information about people happens in the background a lot more than I realize, and I’ve worked hard to become consciously aware of many elements of it.
Cognitive neuro-science is fascinating!
I realized something last night that I do that I wasn’t consciously aware that I did. I looked at my neighbor’s house to determine who was home by simply looking at what lights were on.
Do you ever do that?
We all have personal styles in the lights we chose to turn on at night. Some of us like it bright while others like mood lighting. But people each have personal preferences, and those preferences can reveal who turning them on and off. Furthermore more, as a general rule, women tend towards low-light mood lighting, where men want functional bright lighting, though there are variations.
I never consciously set out to notice my neighbor’s patterns, but I realized I do know them. I seem to pick up on patterns subconsciously.
What is scary is I cannot help but questions do predators look at this, and use this information to their advantage? It’s kind of creepy in that respect. Maybe next time my husband goes out of town, I will use his style of lighting instead of mine!
The newest term on the block these days, if you haven’t heard, is “hangry”. You know when someone gets angry when they are hungry? Yep, that’s “hangry”.
There is actually science behind the term, and in the following article they explain why some people get it and others don’t!
Check it out here on CNN.com.
