Dr Rachel talks about her observations on why the environment is encouraging a lack of critical thought and encouraging more stupidity. In this episode, listen to a considered argument on why there is a pandemic of stupid right now, why many are full of fear and anxiety for the wrong reason and what everyone really should be fearful of. A trip around fear, uncertainty and doubt plus why we all need to realise what is a marketing campaign and what is the truth.
Key Insights From This Episode:
I see a sincere lack of critical thinking around me all the time at the moment.
We continually are marketed and convinced that we need temporary distractions from the pain that's targeted with our limbic system.
The majority of the time we make a decision unconsciously, and then we build a conscious argument to support that decision. Or we just act on the decision without even being aware of what's happening.
Our brains are being conditioned into quick hit dopamine where we are dependent on how many people like what we say, how many people respond to our posts, how many people acknowledge our existence.
We are being manipulated into having opinions, into seeing information, into basing our worth and what other people think of us in the online setting. If that's not stupid, I don't know what is.
Keywords: social media, pandemic, critical thinking, emotional responses
About Our Host
Dr Rachel Taylor
Dr Rachel Taylor is a neuroscientist with decades of experience exploring, discovering and solving everyday challenges faced by many, as well as listening to and telling the stories of people she comes across in her endeavour to show difference is good, trauma is endemic and joy is connection. She started UnBroken as she wanted to highlight that the system is broken not people and uses the UnBroken podcast to share her learnings, honest conversations and words of wisdom with the UnBroken Tribe of listener.
About UnBroken
UnBroken is founded upon the belief that the environment in which we were born, grew in, live in, work in, play in and rest in has a huge impact on how well we believe we are and how well we perform. Wellbeing and optimal human performance are not simply about the absence of disease, they are about the ability to live purposefully, intentionally, joyfully and freely.
UnBroken provides a range of supportive online resources including a podcast, blog, apothecary and monthly online membership for people who dare to be different, are open to possibilities and want a different pathway to their own version of success.
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