How Does My brain isn’t broken | Tashi Baiguerra | TEDxLondon Work?

Your brain is like a super smart robot that sometimes gets confused by simple things, but it's not broken, it's just learning!

Imagine you're playing with blocks. You stack them up, and they fall over. At first, you might think the blocks are tricky or unfair. But then you try again, maybe you change how you stack them, and suddenly they stay up! That’s like your brain, when something doesn’t go as expected, it's just figuring out new ways to solve the problem.

How Your Brain Works Like a Detective

Your brain is like a detective who solves puzzles every day. When you see something new, your brain checks clues from memory and experience. If it doesn't know what’s going on, it might get confused, that's why you feel stuck or frustrated. But just like the detective keeps looking for more clues, your brain keeps trying different ways to understand things.

Why It Feels Like Your Brain Is Broken

Sometimes, when your brain is solving a puzzle and it gets confused, it feels like something isn’t right, like your brain is broken. But that’s only because you're learning! Every time you solve a new puzzle or figure out how to stack blocks better, your brain becomes even smarter. It's not broken, it's growing!

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Examples

  1. A child thinks the sun follows them home because they haven't learned about Earth's rotation yet.
  2. Someone hears a voice in their head and thinks it's a sign of madness, but it's just their brain processing thoughts.
  3. A person sees a shadow on the wall and assumes it's a ghost, not just light and darkness.

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