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222 - The Power of Surprise - Michael Rousell

You Are Not So Smart

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The Brain Generates a Model That Helps Us Predict and Infer

The brain generates a modeld, that model helps us navigate whatever is happening out there. Once you have a belief, your belief drives your mind set and which also drives your predictions and your expectations. If you were blindfolded, you would automatically reach for the door handle at 39 inches from the ground because that's the standard place for door handles. And if you believe that the sidewalks are safe to walk on, you're going to walk there safely until you see a car come screaming down the sidewalk. So there's different kinds of beliefs.

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