🤔Our brains default to making fast decisions, not accurate ones.
🧠When stressed, our brains go into fight-or-flight mode, impairing critical thinking.
☁️Our thoughts can be distorted and biased, leading to inaccurate perceptions of reality.
🌬️Taking a deep breath helps reboot our brain's ability to think critically and see clearly.
🔍Being curious and questioning our thoughts can lead to more accurate perceptions of reality.
Why can't all of our thoughts be trusted?
—Our thoughts are often distorted and biased, resulting in inaccurate perceptions of reality.
How can stress affect our thinking?
—Stress triggers our fight-or-flight response and impairs critical thinking.
Can our thoughts be changed?
—Yes, with awareness and practice, we can change our thoughts to have a more accurate perception of reality.
What can we do to see more clearly?
—We can be aware of our automatic thoughts, take deep breaths to calm our bodies, and be curious to question our thoughts.
Why is it important to question our thoughts?
—Questioning our thoughts helps us differentiate between accurate and distorted perceptions of reality, leading to better decision-making.
00:00The speaker introduces herself as a behavioral scientist studying stress in the workplace.
03:32Our brains have a tendency to make fast decisions, not accurate ones.
06:00Our automatic thoughts can't always be trusted; our thoughts can be distorted and biased.
09:55Taking deep breaths helps us reboot our brain's ability to think critically and see clearly.
12:26We have the power to choose which thoughts drive our words, actions, habits, and destiny.
