Understanding brains

 Hello all. I just skimmed through an article from LinkedIn on Neuroscience discoveries written by Daniel Pink, which was posted 11 hours ago ka.....love to share it right away.

The author mentions three discoveries we should know and so I cut and paste most of them with as usual, a little addition of my own views ka.

1. Your brain has two modes of thinking. This is from the Psychologist Daniel Kahneman who called them:

System 1: fast, emotional, automatic
System 2: slow, rational, deliberate

It helps us realize how we make our decisions as we could tend to go too fast with our 'system 1' ka.

Daniel Pink says 'The skill is knowing when to slow down — and let System 2 take over.'.....slow down to think more clearly with sound reasons and justifications before deciding ka.

I've heard about Daniel Kahneman's book from a few podcast shows and for me, knowing these 2 systems work dee ka. Sometimes, it makes me think about going slower.

2. Neuroplasticity is real. Our brains don't stop changing after childhood ka....chaiyo for many of us as elders ka!

He points out that, 'Experience reshapes your neural connections at any age.' so we need to learn a language, a new skill or change our habits as our brain literally rewires itself. 

I have yet to think of what skill to pick up na ka.....at least some little things I learn from using AI could help my brain to rewire, hopefully ka.

3. Dopamine isn’t about pleasure — it’s about anticipation.

We get stuck with dopamine as we feel good after some successes but the discovery shows that 'It isn't the reward itself — it’s the chase that keeps dopamine flowing...That’s why countdowns, cliffhangers, and goals hook us.'

I like his ending to say the following ka: 'Your brain isn’t a machine to control.It’s a partner to understand.'

What do you want to do after reading this message ka?