The Brain, That Shady Consultant
The mechanisms behind our decisions, in scenes we live through at 16, at 30, and at 60.
Episode 1
Logic usually shows up after emotion has already signed the contract. What emotion does your company give off first.
Episode 2
We don't always choose what's best. We choose what looks like others already chose it.
Episode 3
Losing scares us more than winning excites us.
Episode 4
Things seem more valuable the moment we find out we might lose them.
Episode 5
The first number you see changes every number that follows.
Episode 6
When someone gives us something without asking for anything in return, the brain starts looking for a way to return the favor.
Episode 7
Once the brain draws a conclusion, it immediately starts looking for proof that it's right.
Episode 8
The brain decides who you are before it finds out what you do.
Episode 9
Things we work on automatically seem more valuable to us.