The Science of Thinking

[@mdv9831]

When a science channel is more motivating than most motivation channels.

[@romcha2856]

Vrai

[@meadowsirl]

I love how the video ends presenting tangible solutions rather than just "you can do it" garbage.

[@give-me-guts-to-accept-truth]

The reality 🔥🔥🔥

[@namasaya8963]

Yeah

[@Abhi-yq1vj]

Facts

[@arpiabu-alrub7484]

"To watch videos that give you the sensation of understanding, without actually learning anything" I feel personally attacked XD

[@oldmanzone6465]

Me too!

[@mauricejohnmac]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@achyutarjun]

Lol....same

[@silberblock3099]

this comment is why i came to the comments for

[@chrisperrywv]

That’s what I thought. “Oh- I thought I was learning watching this video. Guess I’m wasting my time” 😂

[@dominikpalusz9221]

Gun is still telling drew to scroll to the bottom on phone to find the comments when they are indeed at the top.

[@dlhtks]

How does this have so little likes???

[@ImranPollob]

Now they are at bottom again

[@Akotski-ys9rr]

@@ImranPollob no they aren’t

[@shayan_idk]

underrated AF

[@patricksiemens]

@@dlhtks it should actually have more likes, his comment shows that he paid attention to what was being said in the video instead of zoning out and then made observations around him and found one very common but cool observation of the scenario explained in the video.

[@swapnilkadu639]

Things I've learned from this video... 1) Habit --- automatic ways of doing something (practice something Consistently) Eg, Shoe lace tieng, Musical nots, Pupil dilution 2) Thinking takes efforts. It involves fighting through confusion (Somewhat unpleasant) 3) Human Brain cannot tolerate boredom but actively avoid engaging tasks. Mind craves for easy and instant gratification. 4) Enhanced observation skills.. 5) False feelings: Eg, Watching KZbin videos gave us a sensation of understanding without learning anything. - To always drive with the GPS on, So you never get lost but alao you never learn the way. 6) If you really want to learn and get better at anything, have any chance to become an expert, you have to be willing to be uncomfortable.

[@Etiquettereasonable7890]

Good analysis

[@Comfort-g7e]

I see you are making use of Drew there... Good job!!

[@shekhargunwant8347]

*"To watch videos that give you the sensation of understanding, without actually learning anything"* My man's breaking the fourth wall

[@daminkon246]

You got hearted after almost 4 years since this video came out. Congrats

[@Ultimine1]

I taught some older comment would of get it

[@yeptasimorangkir2200]

@@daminkon246 I was about to say this.

[@lucidlynxxx]

hahahah right

[@ahnrho]

Painfully self-aware.

[@jacquesh.3353]

11:24 "To watch videos that give you the sensation of understanding, without actually learning anything" I see what you did there...

[@veritasium]

BOOM!

[@clayton8or]

But what if i learn from them... IS IT FAKE KNOWLEDGE?! *DO I NOT ACTUALLY KNOW SOMETHING THAT I CAN RECITE TO OTHERS IN AN UNDERSTANDABLE WAY!?!!?!?1?1?1?1?1?1?*

[@vampyricon7026]

+

[@diarya5573]

Well played.......

[@fcpRug]

Veritasium but can I not choose to take some of the information in this and actually apply the rationale. it's not learning facts but it is growth right?

[@noleftturnunstoned]

Interesting that the human brain can not tolerate boredom, but actively avoids engaging tasks.

[@RialuCaos]

There is an optimal zone of learning in-between tasks that are too difficult and too easy. This zone is subjective for everyone and is based upon prior knowledge.

[@jiayilim1986]

The mind craves instant and easy gratification.. It does not like effort

[@jiayilim1986]

@05candymanmaybe most minds :)

[@torrace12]

It c a n tolerate boredom People are addicted to stress now imagine the portable smartphone/teen fusion stranded in a cave 10 000 years ago

[@noleftturnunstoned]

@@torrace12 Imagine anyone from our current time stranded in a cave 10,000 years ago. I doubt any of us would do that well.

[@SheetMusicBoss]

My brain while watching this video: “What a fascinating concept” Also my brain: “IS THAT THE MUSIC FROM THE MR INCREDIBLE MEME”

[@mmahdizadeh5373]

just noticed it💀

[@СергейБазанов-ь8ц]

Kerbal space program

[@lunacastroaxelorlando178]

Maaaaaan, good to see u here!!!

[@spincerwang7429]

wtf is this god doing here

[@222cubing8]

its from kerbal space program, maybe put some of their music on your chanel ;)

[@bluustreak6578]

"If you want to have any chance of becomming an expert, you have to be willing to be uncomfortable" This is amazing. So it's natural to feel that way when learning, and not a sign of stupidity. Makes me feel slightly better :)

[@Philipp_f]

But you should feel uncomfortable xd

[@debankanmitra2425]

Can you explain me this line, I don't get it ,how can I be uncomfortable? How to be uncomfortable?

[@user-fw5qm9vu4s]

@@debankanmitra2425 it means for example just look at any quantum mechanics channel.... when they explain everything simply like a summary it's going good.....whoa, go to the actual mathematical part and we're dead lol

[@cerebrum099]

Stupidity is when both gun and drew knew the truth but won't admit it because ego said no

[@MrFalkodieselta]

I also liked that statement, because i never put this phrase of looking for discomfort in regards to learning :)

[@philochristos]

This must be why kids have an easier time learning than adults. Their auto pilot isn't fully developed yet, and EVERYTHING takes effort.

[@kiranaun9593]

dang that's... weirdly plausible

[@daboob24]

FACTS 💯. Correct, excellent observation sir

[@daboob24]

It’s also because adults have a huge library of information already filled up (Gun) in the subconscious, and it loves to make assumptions based off what it already knows or and think it already knows what it’s about to learn or tunes out. A huge process of learning (for adults) is UNlearning or forgetting everything you think you know. This is actually the very first step in famous Jim Kwik, the memory experts, tips for learning. There is so much information already stored, you often have to delete information to make room or rewrite information thats already in there to adjust to the new information and allow the learning to take place. Which requires way more effort, and steps, than starting from scratch with a blank slate would... aka teaching an old dog new tricks. - Psychologist

[@msc8382]

Disclaimer: Hi just generally responding to your comment, not trying to critise you. I have been researching stuff like this for quite some time now. Long text ahead! This is why adults can have the learning ability of children. For learning, you don't want to suppress anything. You want the conscious (you, the 'awake' one) and subconscious (auto pilot) to work in unison to address problems if they arise. Kids can justify working hard for problem solving because they do not have coping behaviour other than primal cries and aggressiveness. To a child, abiding to the environment (read: listening to parents, interacting with animals, discovering tools/toys) is vital to discovering the rhythms and eventually get educated about the world. If they do not learn this, they will be pushed around by those who do similar to being trapped in a fast current deep river. This education by interaction eventually leads to wisdom which is used to make assumptions with. The assumptions are a away to get out of that river. This is why you must allow some degree of freedom to anyone, including yourself. Without freedom, we feel suppressed and can no longer make helpful assumptions and you're trapped in the current. To stay afloat, you'll have to excert energy similar to that of learning if not more. Making assumptions is an integral part of learning. But the problem is lack of reflection. A child is allowed to make mistakes as the nervous system is undeveloped and we know they do not have the wisdom to justify such behaviours. They simply cannot know. However it is different for adults. The brain is fully developed and we even have a huge library of information in the form of our memories, books and the internet. We can reason about why things happen and what we should do to live and survive. At some point, humans learn how to use social dynamics to mitigate work to people who are better at it, in return of another favor. Due to the sheer number of people, we've created something akin to a network of people who are better at dealing with problems than you, while you have your own strengths to help others. To find people that can give support, in the form of instructions or involvement, a group is formed. This group will represent safety and most importantly, a means to resolve problems without having to think much about it. As long as the group exists, you have a better chance of dealing with problems effectively. However reflection is an universal skill, a skill even children at the young age at 7 can do. Most people simply chose to abandon it because the group provides enough comfort. They don't have to adapt to survive anymore. It is a shame really, reflection as a skill is just as accessible to humans as using hands to grab stuff. But the groups feel safer.

[@eundongpark1672]

I have an hypothesis that dementia is Drew getting even lazier. I'm watching my dad's rapidly developing dementia (maybe alzeimers?) and it's like he's on super-autopilot. He's simply not attending very much...like Drew getting lazier. If I can have a conversation that genuinely engages him and makes him process what we're talking about, he'll remember, but otherwise he's often just "lights are on but nobody's home"...he asks a question but then doesn't really listen to the answer; turns on the tv and looks at it but doesn't really listen to what the tv presenters/characters are saying

[@D-Man_Jam]

1:09 "The Earth doesn't take a day to get around the Sun, it take a yee." My man knows where it's at.

[@hhhhh-mw5zx]

We all thought it was a year.. It's a *Y E E !*

[@kdot78]

E !!!!

[@mike_bobagens]

where's that accent from?

[@kookaburramundi9395]

Lebanese Australian

[@hodgelive]

yeee

[@soleneart5922]

It’s funny how this video changed my pov on lots of things. There’s one thing I really learned from this video after only watching it once (I’m rewatching it and still knew this one thing before rewatching it months after) : thinking is uncomfortable and you must be willing to be uncomfortable to learn. Now when I feel uncomfortable when learning new things bc it’s difficult, I can say to myself that this is just normal and that as I clarify the difficult informations I will learn it better

[@ofekmuallem]

We’ll said! Awareness is the key and keep doing the uncomfortable things until it feels comfortable and than keep your growing by get into the uncomfortable situations again . If u can do it u will become a mastermind

[@rahul-rz5uj]

Yeah but when I go uncomfortable I feel like I am going on full psycho mode. And when I am really uncomfortable all these people around think that I am stupid or quite narcissistic and I myself too get a lot impulsive while being uncomfortable that I just don't know what to do

[@chettlar212]

​@@rahul-rz5uj unfortunately this entire thing is a skill that needs managing. It's something you should learn by example from your parents, but sometimes, either your parents aren't healthy themselves, or you are just different enough from them it doesn't translate well. In that case, a good therapist can help you build a health structure to manage that. Because it genuinely is a skill. It's just one that people who learned it naturally because they had a good childhood take for granted. You have to understand that discomfort is your mind's way of telling you that if you that you are doing something that, if continued for too long, could hurt you. In this case, you could overwork Gun until he overreacts and makes you anxious to try and stop it from happening. However, consider this. Your sense of what will hurt you is not omniscient. It is only based on experience. So if you've only ever learned badly, your intuition for what is comfortable will be off. So what you have to do is find a way to step back from your feelings and examine whether something is healthy for you. Then step back into your feelings and find your limit. Usually somewhere in there is a gray area. So what you have to do is move just into that gray area for a while. And then step back. Think of it exactly the same as lifting weights. Do enough that you're actually having to work, but not enough you're hurting yourself. And if you're like, but how do I know where that is! That's a fair point that a lot of people can't help you with because most of them already have a general sense they just haven't exercised, and even if they had to figure it out from scratch...they aren't you. This will unfortunately just take a lot of time paying attention to yourself and learning when to stop and retreat, and when to push forward again. Just practice practice. Be careful of books and other things because many are written by very narcissistic people. Because their goal is to stop you from growing completely while feeling like you are growing in order to make money. My best advice is to find a therapist for a while so they can help you set emotional boundaries for yourself and get you started. Because a good therapist doesn't fix you. They just help you find the structures within yourself to grow. Because frankly most of us in life are made to ignore our limits and this can cause us to just not want to grow at all. I hope that helps and good luck. It's a very difficult but rewarding journey, because the more you learn where to push and where to rest and retreat correctly, the more control you have over yourself, and the better you become at growing and pushing yourself in ways that are actually effective. Again, just think of it like working out. In fact I think one of the reasons working out can be so useful for mental health isn't just the feel good chemicals it gives you, but because it helps give you physical practice on something you can also do mentally. It's something you just have to experience and honestly it's not a bad place to start.

[@milestench2922]

@@chettlar212 I know this is kinda old, but I just want to say thanks. Just thank you. For helping them. For offering them an explanation. And most of all, making the internet a better place. I hope your still offering your generosity and time to those who could really use it. Stay selfless mate.

[@FirstOfTheMagi]

Historically I've gotten very frustrated when I hit that mental barrier when trying to learn something but a change in perspective absolutely helped. When I hit that mental barrier I'm now in the process of expanding my mind further like a bodybuilder increasing the weight he lifts

[@RaoBlackWellizedArman]

"If you really want to learn, any chance of becoming an expert, you have to be willing to be uncomfortable, because thinking takes effort. It involves fighting through confusion and for most of us, that's at least somewhat unpleasant!" -Veritasium, an element of truth.

[@officialcrescent120]

You just made me past a test, I was looking for this quote for an hour lol.

[@ulalaFrugilega]

@@officialcrescent120 you were looking for an hour through a 12 minute video? I ask, bc I can imagine doing that, looking for a quote… too lazy to watch the whole vid again, jumping around in it…

[@uh0kay]

@Veritasium Interesting

[@CitAllHearItAll]

It is this understanding that led me to rise among my peers as a data engineer. I realized early on in life that I don't have to be a genius. I'm smart enough, but not enough for it to be a differentiating factor. All I had to do was be uncomfortable for longer than other people are willing to. That and my dumb ego just LOVES to solve problems that are hanging others up.

[@RaoBlackWellizedArman]

@@CitAllHearItAll That's great. I'm also an engineer. But I didn't realize it early in my life as you did. 🙃

[@Hell0hi15]

"Believe that you, being much smarter, could never fall into such traps" As a senior student in aerospace engineering, *I fell into both traps*

[@huskiehuskerson5300]

Since when did you have to be smart to become an engineer lol

[@oksowhat]

as a student of computer science i second you

[@oksowhat]

@@huskiehuskerson5300 since like starting of engineering, to be a good engineer you have to be smart

[@huskiehuskerson5300]

@@oksowhat Aah👆good being a KEY word. Only few engineers are that

[@sakkarthapa645]

@@huskiehuskerson5300 from the beggining

[@TheDrewker]

"Drew is lazy". Just gonna directly and explicitly call me out like that huh

[@dikshyakhanal1440]

Haha

[@TaigiTWeseDiplomat--Formosan]

0.0

[@daisykim23]

hahahaha

[@5manrocks1YT]

My name's Drew as well & I was half listening to this while doing dishes & all of a sudden heard "Drew is lazy. It takes effort to make him do anything. And he is slow"

[@staniaj1154]

@@5manrocks1YT hahaha...

[@SanjeevParas25]

Am using KZbin since 2016 but till date I had never commented on any video it's 2023 now and I would say that this is the best video I have ever seen on you tube and the line "If you want to have any chance of becoming an expert, u have to be willing to be uncomfortable" is just it really hits the sensation of doing something and not just being lazy all the time

[@hemangdave9038]

Fun fact: did anyone notice how he made it much easier for us to understand by converting the 'systems' to names that we are comfortable with and hence our Drew does not have to work hard. We would have to pay much more attention to understand had he not used the names Guns and Drew😀

[@jingomcbright3687]

Why gun?

[@hdot2613]

Guns can be associated with firing things quickly. Just how 'Gun' rushes to solve the answer quickly. You could make a similar analogy with 'Drew' painstakingly drawing some art. Slow and methodical.

[@mikec4390]

But then people also would be less inclined to do so, so there must be a balance. He's right that most people hate thinking and often seem to have an aversion to learning, so it's better to make it easier to understand otherwise people just won't try. This is a KZbin video, so people elect to watch it. They will just as easily elect not to finish it if they decide it's too difficult for them to understand, both because they don't want to put in the effort of thinking and because on a psychological level, people don't like to be made to feel stupid, which is also why if you correct someone you'll often get accused of acting superior and being mean by trying to make someone feel dumb, even if you were genuinely trying to teach them for the sake of sharing knowledge.

[@SarahRoseStiles]

Actually, quite the contrary for me. I could not remember which name went with which system. I would have been better off with system 1 & 2. Or "Auto" and "Thinker."

[@Bones0]

He used Gun and Drew because they rhyme with System 1 and 2.

[@SuprChikn]

You could argue that the switches in Australia and Canada are actually the same way around, but it's you that has been inverted.

[@ZaDowlan]

TheSuprChikn hahahaha. I said the same thing.

[@NickyThanksYou]

TheSuprChikn same reason toilets flow the other way 😝

[@ee5173]

But I thought that gravity was a toilet...

[@the80386]

I think Canada is the weird one here. All the years I've traveled across asia and africa power on is always downwards.

[@ee5173]

But I thought that I was the weird one here...

[@vinaypandey9548]

" ...video which gives sensation of understanding without learning anything... "

[@VladGoro25]

this is every motivation video with millions of views)

[@vinaypandey9548]

@@VladGoro25 Okay, I did not said otherwise, I just quoted. 😂

[@planetary-rendez-vous]

If you watch the video while actively progressing it then that's fine I guess.

[@thecollective1612]

instantly felt a wave of guilt lol

[@the1barbarian781]

That's me while watching vsauce lol

[@purringraven3648]

"To watch videos that give you the sensation of understanding without actually learning anything". This one hits personally

[@jeronragoonanan8136]

"We're all wrong aren't we?" mood

[@JeanaTheGreat]

What's the answer????!!

[@Playmot_7]

@@JeanaTheGreat the ball costs 5 cents. He said the bat costs 1 dollar more than the ball, together wud add upto 1.10. so 1.5 for the bat and 0.5 for the ball adding upto to 1.10

[@Liberum69]

@@Playmot_7 You mean $1.05 and $0.05. I know you know, just being pedantic.

[@Playmot_7]

@@Liberum69 ryt, missed that one🥶

[@lfcbpro]

@@JeanaTheGreat he does say in the vid :D

[@ScorpioHR]

"Thinking through confusion" is the base principal of jokes: when we break the confusion and "get it" - it makes us smile because we've learned something new, saw a different perspective. Same as children, constantly learning new things, smile up to 200 times a day. Same reason this text made you chuckled once you "got it" and broke the confusion. So learning CAN be fun!

[@Cube_Box]

Nice comment

[@muio]

Yeah I know that feel and this feels so good, yet as we grow older and older, we can't find these scenarios very often.

[@ScorpioHR]

@@muio Life is all about change. Once we stop learning new things, change stops and it's like we're dead. Try to find something new to learn every day that will make you smile and want to share it with others. Don't be a walking corpse ;)

[@6pac.]

Sorry but what was I supposed to "break" in your text? I'm too Drew to give it a second thought.

[@user-fw5qm9vu4s]

@@6pac. why does your name sound Indian

[@rutujakarawade6549]

This is definitely one of the best videos from veritasium. Everything he said is just so true and extremely relatable. We avoid being uncomfortable, we avoid anything that takes effort. We seek for familiarity. Why is it so hard to break an addiction? Why is it so hard to stop procrastinating and just do your homework? It's because we avoid things that take effort. We prefer doing things on autopilot mode, that's why it's so hard to create new healthy habits. Ever watched veritasium and vsauce videos constantly instead of studying? You deluded yourself into thinking your learning but you just wasted time. You've gotta normalise being uncomfortable and put effort, that's the secret to having a disciplined and better quality of life. Excellent video Derek.

[@TheEtbetween]

Normalize being uncomfortable! Excellent point

[@vigneshpreethamganji6956]

I felt called out when u said "Ever watched veritasium and vsauce videos constantly instead of studying? You deluded yourself into thinking your learning but you just wasted time."

[@kanishak_]

What you have written is pure gold, underrated comment though

[@mhazg6621]

*ooooooooooffffffffffffffffffffffffff-*

[@harshgoyal426]

You pointed out exactly what I was doing i was constantly telling my Brian that I am watching a educational video but in deep down i know that I am just wasting time

[@weareprobablyinanarguement]

“To watch videos that give you the feeling of understanding even if you aren’t learning anything” Damn you got me there

[@ProperlyComplex]

If you really want to learn, you have to be willing to be uncomfortable because thinking takes effort and fighting through confusion is unpleasant. Truly words to live by.

[@NoahStolee]

Complex or just use sparknotes.

[@user-iu1xg6jv6e]

I always study when I had to pee!

[@shkontoru]

Boss: Why are you procrastinating? Me: Drew is on sick leave all day everyday

[@SvenSchumacher]

This is one of the best episodes you have ever made. My point of view! ;)

[@MrUltimateEgg]

Totally agree

[@Schilda07]

yup

[@antopolskiy]

agreed. incredible quality

[@Ancor3]

EDIT: He did give the author credit in the video description but not in the video itself. Too bad the episode doesn't contain his own ideas. The entire episode is based on a book called "Thinking Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman. He got everything from the book but he didn't give the author credit.

[@nicolaferrazzini7560]

True :(

[@azharmuhammedu5989]

One of the best content creators on KZbin. Thank you very much for the efforts you put into making these informative videos. We learn a lot from you. Keep'em coming 👌

[@arnovj1]

Its like vsauce, but stays on the same topic.

[@minidreschi2]

Yeah, it's totally not random :D

[@someday1988]

vsauce makes me dizzy sometimes or or or does he?

[@kingdollop-head743]

LMAO BUT HOWDARE YOU THAT IS WHAT MAKES VSAUCE GREAT YOU CLICK ON A VIDEO TO LEARN ONE THING, YOU LEAVE WITH 199

[@KrenthKh]

@@kingdollop-head743 Well, technically you leave with 199, but drop 199 of them on the way to the next link... Because Drew didn't have enough practice with all of it to hand them over to Gun.

[@Shabkaz]

But does it? *vsauce music intensifies*

[@neelamcontra6742]

He just explained a whole trimesters worth of psychology in a 12min video

[@Arkew_]

no, 11:23 ;)

[@rafaelgiusti7685]

That's a great motivational video for a trimester, but Drew needs more than that to actually learn.

[@amirlhmzn]

or you didn't focused enough during classes.

[@TheTurtleOfGods]

psychology =/= behavioral psychology taught in institutions

[@nikopfalzer2987]

Eh... What type of psychology are you referring to exactly?

[@coco-ez5tl]

This gave a whole new meaning to "not stupid, just lazy" 😆which is actually motivating

[@yitzakIr]

Stupid like a fox!

[@5disguised]

It’s actually kinda smart because the brain is more efficient by not trying to over think everything

[@octaviusturner1631]

Definitely motivating in some way, I thought it was just me but maybe I didn’t think that thru cause my brain is lazy😂

[@thekuba9352]

"People who work hard do things the hard way whereas lazy people find the easier path." - a wise man once said.

[@kimcarson4219]

@Waldel Martell Why should we do that tho? (to solve things in 4 seconds)

[@TonyHammitt]

Someone once said "confusion is the physical sensation of learning" and I've repeated that to my kids quite often.

[@nolanyamada7582]

I’m gonna remember Drew and Gun the rest of my life.

[@manvisinghkrishnpremi1206]

Yeah me too😅

[@selihter]

I bet 7 years from now you will forget them both all together!!!

[@psibarpsi]

So am I.

[@evergreenwildforce9851]

same. this will change me and already has. im still procrastinating but i wont be in a sec!

[@gauravsolanki2299]

100%

[@TeenEagle2]

I am surprised that this didn't end up with a Brilliant ad!

[@rowan-paul]

They didn't spam KZbin with ads back then

[@walidfakhfakh3660]

@@rowan-paul true story

[@SF-li9kh]

When he said "Un"comfortable, I was almost sure those guys sponsored him. But Nope!! A veritasium video without an ad

[@SilverMiraii]

When I started learning computer science I've discovered how my brain works, and I'm sure other people's brains work the same way even though they might not be aware of it. But basically I was hitting these "walls", where you feel like you're too stupid to understand something, think you'll never get this, and so on, that feeling of being uncomfortable basically. And what I've discovered through experience is that if you just sleep on it, the next day, things will start to click, and the more you repeat this process of forcing yourself to go through the material even though you don't understand it and feel lost, and then sleep on it, eventually everything will click, for me it was usually the next day in the morning. And all of the sudden from being completely lost and feeling stupid to feeling like you mastered the concept, and you can explain the concept to others as if you invented it in the first place. So that's always my best advice for students, force yourself to go through the material and sleep.

[@ermano3204]

Silver Mirai This is extremely interesting and I actually want to try it. And if it does work as you say then my explanation for it working would be that your brain tries to solve the problem on it's own while you sleep which is probably going to be more efficient because you won't have any distractions or things in the world to distract you while you think because your brain is doing it while you sleep..Im probably wrong but its my best guess.

[@SilverMiraii]

I wonder if there's any research on this, probably yes.

[@thegrapefruitheart]

Gumption traps.

[@SpydersByte]

@Silver Mirai I'm pretty sure there's research on this. I've heard before that during sleep your mind kind of *locks in* what you've learned during the previous day, sorting what is relevant and worth remembering and whatnot. Kind of the same reason that you get a little mixed up and hallucinatory when you go without sleep for a very long period of time, your brain is full of information that it never had the chance to process so your thinking is very muttled. Sleep is basically the time your brain gets to put your mess of information into nice neat filing cabinets for you to access later.

[@irtehpwn09]

@Johnny Lee Dreams and Nightmares are likely a mix of exploring potential future events and their outcomes mixed in with our fears,desires and also we get some practice on things we have learned, so if you were learning guitar that day, in your sleep the motor neurons that controlled your fingers will fire in your brain during your sleep as if you are practicing, but there are inhibitors that prevent you actually moving your body. A similar effect happens when we watch someone else perform a task, the same neurons fire in the brain, we almost feel other peoples pain, when they hit their hand with a hammer or get hit in the nuts for example, they say this effect comes from mirror neurons.

[@Ebola-Jones]

I've been looking up how to improve my memory for years and this short explanation of "chunking" has been the biggest breakthrough.

[@user-yy1pn6bh3o]

My drew is so anti social and introverted that always refuses to show up during tests and quizzes

[@amyfarrel4374]

This comment is underrated 😭

[@karenrandazzo]

I teach chemistry and have a very student-centered classroom. My students often share that they wish I would lecture. I struggled to explain why the student centered classroom is so effective other than describing it's an effective research-based strategy. This will be perfect to share with them! I cannot wait to show this video! Thank you!

[@israelibinayin7727]

Did you show them?😂😂

[@karenrandazzo]

@@israelibinayin7727 You bet I did! :)

[@veritasium]

I started a new channel: ve42.co/Sc And I'm hiring people to help me make it: ve42.co/JoinUs Submit ideas: ve42.co/GotIdeas

[@ParanoidPixel]

You should pin this.

[@Ana_crusis]

but do we *_need_* a new channel with another madeupium nameium ? Is there anythinyium you can tell us that a load of other scienceium people are not telling us, that we desperately need to know(ium)? Is there not just the tiniest possibilitium of looking like a smartarsium who keeps telling people things they already know(ium) ?

[@lintu2007]

+kha sab You're trying too hard(ium).

[@lipidsled]

Hey Derek, filled the form! Waiting for your email :D

[@TheR971]

Someone read barbara oakley!

[@penguinlover971]

Man this guy makes something so easy to explain from a normal pov into something so deep in scientific. Like if somebody asked me what is thinking I would say something like "Thinking is to come up with a solution or an answer."

[@somespecies]

So all I have to do during exams is to summon Drew

[@bobdull3148]

Summon drew so gun can do it for you

[@zdenek3010]

Summon Drew while studying so Gun can finish the exam for you

[@liamwilson9032]

How did they go

[@GAURAV-zt3ey]

@@zdenek3010 I have written this statement on my study table, thanks :)

[@liyexiang666]

no, the case for u is to cheat, thats the only way

[@ApoorvaSrinivasa7]

One of the best videos I've seen till date. This is like a motivational video minus all the crap. Big thumbs up. I'm going to try to make my Drew work his ass off!

[@dingdingdingdiiiiing]

7 months passed. Did you?

[@totalbadass500]

This explains so much in my life. For awhile now I've realized how automatic my actions have become and that there is very little that I actively have to think about to accomplish on a day to day basis. By showing the two different "thinkers" in my head this makes sense to why I've felt in a repetitive loop day in and day out. It takes an effort to actively learn and somehow I've forgotten that. Thank you for this very useful and well made video.

[@FalconDS9]

thats why its advisable to always learn something new, at least once a week but better daily. to avoid becoming a robot, unflexible and sooner or later stuck. you are unable to react and are very easily manipulated when stuck. avoid it before its too late!

[@sebagomez4647]

The brain is a traitor. he wants to automate everything because thats a good way to survive. the problem is that if you fall on a loop of having your daily life automated like that youll end up dying of old age without ever having done anything. ive seen people like that that lost any drive to learn or change and just exist. they will exist until they dont and its just atrociously sad.

[@omphiledirero5622]

This is me

[@yuhgdhg2768]

​@@FalconDS9so deep

[@petersonzwane9880]

This has to be one of the best videos I have ever seen. Answered many of my questions in a very simplified manner.

[@egor.okhterov]

I think this is the best veritasium video so far :)

[@sachittaneja4191]

Охтеров Егор thats what I was thinking too😁

[@ab-rk1lu]

Охтеров Егор it is good. it's been a while...

[@halimceria]

or maybe you are too lazy to remember other Veritasium videos that were good or better than this? =P

[@egor.okhterov]

No =)

[@adhamaboushanab6823]

Honestly, those were the same words i said after i finished his video.

[@C3Crunch]

"this is Drew, he's your conciseness, the voice in your head. He's the one you think of as 'you'..." Me: "hi Drew!" "...Drew is lazy..." Me: "hey!"

[@nikkiofthevalley]

Lol

[@andrewjacks2716]

Lmao I had this reaction but even more

[@-PureRogue]

XD Crazy!

[@Т1000-м1и]

Reminds of the quarks anti quarks joke where quark sans that anti quark is weak and anti quark sans that he's just like quark

[@shauryashouli4940]

Conciseness? Consciousness?

[@gabrielbarberini]

For musicians: have you ever noticed that the "muscle memory" acquired by playing a song in a specific instrument is kind of attached to the velocity you practiced it ? When you try to play it slowly its hard to remember the notes... I wonder if this has something to do with the way we acquire muscle memory in math operations as well...

[@josephcagle]

I play piano and this happens to me a lot

[@shreyanair3260]

I play guitar and I agree very strongly. The other day I was teaching someone the notes of a song I had been playing for years now and I kept on getting stuck and making mistakes myself whenever I had to slow it down for her to catch up.

[@ikidu1102]

@Gabrial Barberini Literally this. Not sure, if you're reading this, but the same experience happens when you try to type in your Bank PIN or your PIN on your smartphone. Somehow I don't really remember the numbers itself directly, but more like the way I press the buttons and at what velocity. And usually it works if I type it in very quickly. But as soon as I slow down, I somehow tend to not know the PIN anymore. I am not sure what this is, but I always wondered about this. It's very different to all kind of memories I usually have.

[@DROGOC0P]

I speed solve rubik's cubes and this happens to me A LOT. I can do algorithms (sequences of movements) with my eyes closed at full speed no problem, but when I try to slow down, for example to show someone how I do them, I just can't and have to rethink it

[@tomaspena5329]

@@DROGOC0P I was about to reply with this exact comment. LOL

[@Advay-7]

0:12, THAT IS AMAZING. I definitely didn't think that two adults would say Earth revolves around the sun every 24 hours. Kudos to these highly educated strangers!! Edit: Derek just humbled me at 1:19

[@daviddunn3894]

"I am who you think you are" I really didn't need that today

[@oluchukwuokafor7729]

Its drew that said "I think therefore I am"

[@F_Du_Sea]

haha, try acid.

[@Plutomaniaa]

@@oluchukwuokafor7729 i think therefore i think i am.

[@marwanshamsia]

This is just simply a life changing 12 minute video

[@iteese]

I'm looking for another one now to UNdo it, I need to change my life back to the way it was before.

[@santiagoferrari1973]

naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@MarkOates2]

Dang Veritasium, these videos are becoming more and more incredible.

[@piggy4093]

Learning has always been a passion of mine, but navigating the educational landscape with dyslexia has been an incredibly challenging experience. Despite the obstacles, I have persisted and continue to work on improving my skills.

[@zynkks]

having social anxiety is like using dru to speak, rather than using gun

[@ihsahnakerfeldt9280]

Lmao this one gets it. Drew is TOO active.

[@yuzan3607]

EXACTLY. It's like everyone else seem to so effortlessly socialise because they're using Gun and Drew is just chilling so to them socialising is "chilling", while with social anxiety Gun pass all the tasks to Drew because he doesn't know how to deal with them, and so Drew needs to work like 10x as hard. So ... basically to solve social anxiety we just need to train Gun to automate socialising !!! so just keep trying to socialise over and over and over again until Gun gets it

[@LucidDreamn]

Try meditating

[@evan5854]

You misspelled “Drew”

[@aat.rkannan2813]

Yeah I think it's part of the joke even though it is irrelevant

[@adybose]

amazing video... there is a beautiful way Derek explains things... uncomplicates difficult concepts. unbelievable.

[@karthik_silkroads]

what up boss

[@oldcowbb]

understood

[@OriginLinear]

Happy unbirthday!

[@Evys]

was the UN pun intended?

[@dva_kompota]

"What are you?" - Kurzgesagt "You are two" - CGP Grey "You are Gun and Drew" - Veritasium "AAAAAA!!!!!" - Wait but why's Panic Monster

[@farihaferdousreyana2288]

LMAO we r the same.

[@TheDrewker]

"Aaaaaah! Real Monsters!" - Old cartoon

[@mairasann]

but WHAT IS being? - Vsauce

[@alchemist6819]

@@mairasann But what is "what"?

[@crumbledpaperworks]

Thinking is uncomfortable, it takes effort. Woah!!

[@danpodjed3114]

Donald Trump be like...

[@its-all-harsh]

This is probably the best video on the internet I've seen. It takes a toll on our brains to think especially something that challenges our belief or is new to learn. It is easy to remember beliefs and opinions (religion for example) than to actually check the facts. To challenge your belief is a lot of work for Drew, and it tires your brain. Your brain takes a lot of stress in the process, and to protect its peace the brain resists thinking more, breaking your attention or distracting you.

[@Blurro]

it is indeed one of the videos on the internet ever

[@Adri9570]

This is probably the *[insert adjective here please, I'm getting nuts trying to understand this incomplete sentence]* video on the internet I've seen.

[@MomoKunDaYo]

I agree, this very well, may be, the video on the internet i've seen, still not 100% positive about it though, more a of a theory honestly.

[@TonyBlackcloud]

Isn't this a short version of Daniel Kaneman's "Thinking fast and slow"? Amazing book.

[@ayem6948]

That’s what I thought too

[@davidbanan.]

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[@TonyBlackcloud]

I saw it now. I need to read those descriptions more often.

[@alibek0098]

It is, he took most facts from there

[@amitpriyankar5577]

Yes, even the examples are from there.

[@qs2668]

Drew is that one classmate you had who couldn't care less about school, failing in almost every subject, and who teachers were frustrated with because they knew that in reality, he's not dumb at all and if he just put in a little effort, he would actually be doing pretty well

[@aight_bhai]

and Gun is the other classmate who has a 4.0 GPA but is good at nothing else.

[@yargolocus4853]

@@aight_bhai Gun fails reading complicated questions properly because they looked simpler than they were. "10 cents"

[@locolalo1364]

@@yargolocus4853 Good thing (or a shame) that schools are institutions that have become so standardized that Gun can now pass with a 4.0 GPA because tests and reading material will never change. Once thrown into the real world Gun fails since the real world isn't black and white, falls into a depression, and thus Gen Z was born.

[@emanuelneagu14]

...and Gun is that classmate who's really good at cheating but always gets something wrong because he never checks what he's throwing on paper, he gets the tests done in 20 mins and leaves. However, Drew and Gun are brothers and share the same bench so if there's some prize that they value for getting a better grade, they cooperate and can get good grades.

[@BaddieZaddie]

Idk how I haven’t seen this one but goddam. I’ve been thinking about this concept for several years and still allowing myself to be a victim of the “feeling challenged/lazy”. But it’s priceless to understand that feeling uncomfortable for what is challenging is perfectly normal, and in some ways anything is possible when done consistently

[@blackhatvisions]

My Gun handles the liking button for your videos.

[@AntonConstanti]

do you think this video is saying that if you watch science videos you're not learning anything

[@psychedelicspirit48]

Anton-Constantin Not accurately, This video is saying that to learn from science videos you need to apply the knowledge in real life, use your so called "Drew" for the process of learning. Ofcourse, if your motive is to change and not for just mindgasm thing we get from new knowledge. (We tend to forget this soon)

[@IssamChaouch2]

i read your comment and i went to like the video and i found myself already liked it

[@ArunaKhudan]

mine too, I click like as soon as the page loads :)

[@carlomalabanan]

"Thinking is uncomfortable; it takes effort." That is why most people hate critical thinking.

[@davidhand9721]

These days I'm more inclined to believe that most people have never encountered the concept of critical thinking - and if they did, they would use it only to support what they already feel. Concepts like loyalty, faith, and patriotism and other forms of tribal group identity have come to supersede the need to _be_ right, although the need to _feel_ right is totally undiminished.

[@brawnstein]

@@davidhand9721 Well I kinda agree but if you use "critical thinking" to support what you believe then it is confirmation bias and not critical thinking in the first place.

[@Parshvamehta1991]

@@brawnstein ok but to independantly think critical, it required years of data. not just last 400 years of data. I am referring to patriotism here

[@lop_d4325]

Yes

[@timn4481]

most people never think critically. i have to encourage and stress young engineers at work to actually think about what they do, how they do it and what is the purpose. and these are so called 'smart' people.

[@RaisingAgent]

If I draw my gun a lot, Gun draws the gun with my muscle-memory and I don't need Drew to draw it. So... Gun drew the gun without Drew?

[@sukmadek8626]

Oh, that's good...

[@Porglit]

This easily deserves to be the most-liked comment

[@alex0589]

i threw an oscar at my screen after reading this.

[@StompL7]

English being not my first language ... It's really hard for me to get this haha, but thats GOOD

[@Qaher]

lol

[@RACER1RACER1]

"Isn't it 24 hours?" The other dude, "Obviously a day, yes." lol

[@AdityaRaj-wf1gs]

Lol finally somebody in the comment section recognise that😂

[@harshitchoudhary5613]

9:04 Gun: I can't solve this problem Drew: Here, hold my beer

[@joeloop4314]

xDDDD

[@AyushGupta-yj8jz]

Oh so this thing was meme since that time 11 months ago!!!! I thought this meme came just a few months ago

[@ShanjeiGuna]

@@AyushGupta-yj8jz No, it's been there for ages

[@SebHaugeto]

Best KZbin vid I have seen in a long time. 10/10

[@torababdullah7952]

yapp

[@veritasium]

thanks man!

[@heiha1093]

Veritasium *thanks, man

[@tron121]

Fantastic video.

[@SebHaugeto]

Veritasium no problem, you did one hell of a job! 🙌🏼

[@lajtiv]

7:57 I live in Hungary and here the light switch thingy is totally random.

[@mcroyale_lover]

hát attól függ hogy hol laksz: nekünk még egy cérnát kellett meghúzni kis müanyag darabbal a végén lol

[@alex73217]

Germany as well

[@freddywizowski8605]

Ya same in America, in Canada and Australia dont they have lights that have more than one switch? How would that work?

[@tusharpandey6584]

good luck man! :D

[@a.dalmier4360]

@@freddywizowski8605 There is an explanation of the circuit that does this here on KZbin just search for "Two way switching explained"

[@Paulo34343]

I love how he used two very different names (1 common, and 1 uncommon), so he doesn't confuse the viewers while comparing the two. Such a smart approach.

[@jaswanthdevaraj3314]

two videos in a day......this dude is working really hard :)

[@veritasium]

right?!

[@jaswanthdevaraj3314]

sir u replied.....i cannot believe it sir... ur the best.....btw i love all ur videos

[@crackmaster88]

hahahha ur so geek

[@thestrategict.v.499]

Sciencium WHY HAVE YOU NOT SUBBED YET!

[@Kevin-um1nq]

jaswanth md Where's the second vid?

[@InMaTeofDeath]

I think I might have killed my Drew....

[@SharpShooter700]

InMaTeofDeath lmfao same dude

[@conceptualelegance]

INTJs are lazy ). but its mostly due to low resources. start Keto

[@suwinkhamchaiwong8382]

With my Gun. *ba dum tss*

[@mooncar39]

By understanding the drew analogy, you show that "your drew" has worked.

[@StanleyReynolds]

He is just asleep!

[@JayFight]

Just remember to never jump the 'Gun' when answering a question

[@danielulrich3781]

good one lol.

[@erikysilvagomes5496]

"Because thinking takes effort", what such a good teaching!

[@Savvy07]

DISCLAIMER : This video is not for Gun, it's for Drew.

[@yugdesai4140]

What if you watch it multiple times?

[@zx420rr]

@@yugdesai4140 gun is ab to start taking notes

[@LARDDDD]

HA ha ha very clever !

[@TrentYakle]

He copied everything in the video from the book Thinking, Fast and Slow. He doesn't give any credit in the video. Just slid some credit in the video description. The book is worth reading a million times over. It deserves the credit.

[@zx420rr]

@@TrentYakle he gave credit by putting the book in the description, its not like there was no mention of the book

[@roamingmillennial2200]

This is eye opening literally.

[@hamzakais1762]

*TOP BANTER*

[@konskift]

You are student who has learned something. A pupil that has grown (intellectually)

[@philistine3260]

More like pupil opening.

[@kimvangvideomarketerbangko3265]

Principle: when reading a theoretical textbook, note down the central theories as they become clear, and then systematically test them. See if you can verify them. And if they pass your test, practice benefiting from that theory until it becomes part of you. As an added bonus, just the act of identifying the central theories will make Drew work harder

[@walshrd]

Excellent video. Everyone ought to watch and learn from this video. This material is not taught in schools...as it should be. It's worth viewing several times.

[@AnimeUni-versed]

This was so greattt "Thinking takes effort, it involves fighting through confusion."

[@Benjamin-rx6ir]

Teacher: What is 1+1? Drew: wait i have to think, my gun isnt working

[@dananskidolf]

Stop bringing guns to school!

[@nebulisnoobis102]

@@dananskidolf but I love my Tec-9! :(

[@SJNaka101]

Introducing disfluency, or "making information harder to take in", is a game changer. When I learned about this idea, I started carrying a notebook around with me and writing stuff down that I wanted to remember. Now, I feel like I just generally remember way more stuff from my days than I used to. It makes a huge difference to force yourself to engage

[@wojciechmazurek947]

11:20 "To watch videos that give you sensation of understanding without actually learning anything." Summs up my day in one sentence XD

[@eggi4443]

getting familiar with the feeling of being uncomfortable (because of lack of understanding or knowledge) is the most important thing high school has taught me. I just had to push through my advanced math and physics courses no matter what. It's really hard for people who were "the gifted kids" and never had this struggle before. Challenging yourself becomes way harder as the time passes and the longer you try to avoid it. I'm so glad I finally was able to exit my comfort zone but it's still incredibly hard

[@ReitersBlock]

Excellent observation and well said. Thanks for sharing.

[@6Twisted]

As someone with Aspergers I wonder if this mechanism along with anxiety is responsible for the difficulty I have socialising. Socialising for me has always been a conscious effort and it's exhausting but seems to come naturally to others. I wonder if it's something that can be learned through conscious effort or if Aspergers people are fundamentally flawed in this way.

[@beatrix1120]

6Twisted Socialising isn't as effortless as it seems for anyone. I can't say I know very much about Aspergers but I can tell you that socialising is a skill that has to be learned.

[@ziksy6460]

6Twisted I don't know much about Aspergers, but if we're just talking about socialising, then of course it can be learned. It's the same thing with public speaking, some of the best public speakers were once anxious like the rest of us. You have to get out of your comfort zone and just keep talking to people. At least that's what I did.

[@joshuabattisti8887]

6Twisted I also have autism and wonder this same thing

[@FirstnameLastname-rj4lc]

Ross Armstrong Ztrikes If you had Asperger's you'd get phisically and mentally exhausted when socialising for too long/in a bad moment even if you know how to do it, experience could make you learn how to hide it but it'd keep happening anyway.

[@Renniuq11]

I've outgrown most of my Autism, and when I socialize with people, I find it depends on how close I am to them as to whether its actually draining. I suppose I am very high functioning, so I probably have it to a lesser degree than most, but family and close friends are easy for me to socialize with in regards to how much thought it takes. With strangers, I find the bulk of my trouble is figuring out how to initiate the conversation, and then how draining it is depends on how much I enjoy talking to them, but it is less draining than it once was - I'd say it is something you can learn, but I can't say you'll be able to learn it perfectly.

[@efergie72]

Not really sure how you are watching me and my life. But this is the EXACT lesson I needed right at this moment in my life. Thank you Derek.

[@michaelfoxbrass]

I recently realized that watching Intellectually stimulating KZbin videos at increased speeds increases my engagement and attentiveness, and especially retention. I suspect it’s because the increased challenge that presents, as illustrated in the example Drew used of reading the difficult font.

[@breadman0512]

"Ok guys, we need to come with 2 names in order to help the audience remember which type of thinking does what" "Ok, how bout' Drew?" "Ok, there's one..." "Oh, I know!" "Hmm?" *"Gun"*

[@vishalsyoutube]

System One: Gun; System Two: Drew

[@raoufayadi1583]

I was having a problem remembering which persona was Drew and which was Gun throughout the video, so i had to go back and check! I think my Drew is out of chunks!! or was it Gun? Help!!!!!

[@breadman0512]

@@raoufayadi1583 Drew is your working memory, aka, you. Gun is the super fast automatic response.

[@Unfeelingport64]

This man Drew the entire universe in 5 sentences, amazing.

[@kavitasaxena9395]

A video from a science channel motivated me more than any other video ever. One of the best moments of learning in my life

[@F0RLORN]

Props to him for getting a cut on his forehead for the thumbnail.

[@user-th9sh5ti2o]

You're everywhere but I am not. You can't even see me.

[@F0RLORN]

@@user-th9sh5ti2o Are you John Cena?

[@lordxeno8270]

No he’s jesus

[@Aaron-kk4xy]

@@user-th9sh5ti2o dad is that you

[@FCBmesi282]

Great summary of the first few chapters of “Thinking fast and slow” by Daniel Kahneman. Loved watching this episode after reading that book

[@kanishksharma1716]

11:32 to all the *JEE* aspirants watching this, that's the reason struggling with difficult problems is necessary. If you find a problem to be easy, chances are drew is just lazing around.

[@soggyflipp1810]

aye aye bhai

[@debabpriyabandyopadhyay351]

True!

[@rajns8643]

Not just JEE, but applicable everywhere

[@xThirdOpsx]

"To learn you have to be unconfortable" Totally agree.

[@acousticpsychosis]

Which is odd for me, since that is about the only uncomfortable thing I'm willing to put up with...too lazy for anything BUT thinking.

[@Spirit532]

Only to learn something you're not interested in. I love learning things that interest me, and I am nowhere near uncomfortable whilst doing it, quite the opposite.

[@Postermaestro]

There is a difference between learning and actually understanding, I think. You can "learn" things in a sort of layman, easy-to-understand way that give you the illusion of understanding something and also doesn't require a lot of effort. To truly understand it, it usually requires some actual thinking, which if it's challenging is pretty uncomfortable.

[@xThirdOpsx]

And thats because we have to approach stuff that we dont know, so we get kinda scared, like when we are afraid of darkness: we dont know whats around us so we are unconfortable.

[@Postermaestro]

I don't feel scared, more like just really uncomfortable, when I'm trying to wrap my mind around something but it's not giving in easily.

[@spikarooni7029]

Almost everything in the video is a cool presentation of ideas from Thinking fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman. There is a line in the description saying this, but it feels like Danny Kahnz isn't getting enough credit

[@pranav2902]

Spika Rooni exactly.Lots of ideas taken from daniel kahneman

[@LordThanathos]

Oh, nice. I was searching for more info about this topic. Thanks.

[@teedjay91]

I love this book

[@Tarrax7]

I agree. I find it a little disappointing credit wasn't given during the episode.

[@shionyzeus]

Tarrax Why? it is in the description

[@artificium_]

Back to this video to show a friend. And now I'm thinking about how this all relates to dopamine and a lack of desire to engage "Drew" or rather an increase of his laziness

[@naviddavanikabir]

thanks for the pupil dilation part. this is basically review of Daniel Kahneman's book: 'Thinking, Fast and slow'. but the entire video has gone without saying anything about cognitive bias! veritasium had talked about cognitive bias in other videos. thanks again!

[@naviddavanikabir]

update: turns out he's already talked mentioned the above in his video: How Should We Teach Science?

[@johnr3640]

I am a 21 y/o male with ASD and i know I would never fall into such a trap because I would never view it as such, i love to deeply observe whats in my environment or current surroundings, I’ve always been extremely eager to learn new things and that is a trait i am surely beyond thankful for

[@OneLastWo]

Thinking is unpleasant. Boredom is unpleasant. Life is hard bud.

[@jonahpadung6317]

Go out and work

[@darwinvinci7744]

@@Less_MAN that escalated quickly!

[@5stars633]

@@darwinvinci7744 i don't think this is boring XD Life is hard

[@eviolinarts5014]

not if you can satisfy boredom by watching KZbin where its already thought out for you :D

[@5stars633]

@@eviolinarts5014 but where can I find it XD tried watching aluminum tubes, didn't satisfy me ^^

[@motiurraheman8135]

My English teacher said " you will love and enjoy reading your novel which isn't a part of your syllabus, but will hate it was it coming in your exam." As we do not think to deeply and critically while reading novels cause nobody ask questions about.

[@umanand1897]

11:25 owned all of us lmao. And played himself too tbh

[@JasonKerlin]

Sure did and also shows that using your brain takes active participation and constant flexing to hone the skill of critical thinking, which is what he is actually getting at. Looking at the world unbiased and objective to a point of being able to see things in their true light, as it were. It is sad that critical thinking seems to have been abandoned a Relatively short time ago and now the paradigm is deeply rooted and mostly abstract at best. The self validation of those who purport the same contradictions and logical quagmires is what is sought in the mainstream physics and is only going to hinder a progress to logically sound, reality based experimentally repeatable scientific understanding of the universe around us. Things are bleak and this is in my opinion the only Dark Matter that needs to be discovered. We have lost what scientific integrity should be and the scientific method is being so loosely applied that we are stagnating. It should be about the real results of direct observations, not how closely do the predictions line up with the data that was altered to validate success claims. That is where the concept of critical thinking has all but died. It is a lack of this that has led us down the path of darkness, and funny that because the universe is filled with all sorts of light. Think critically of everything that is trying to be programmed into you. If the evidence is not from real observation then it is not evidence of anything other than the idea trying to be passed off as fact when it is not. The real scientist is critical of all of it until proven otherwise, and mathematical gymnastics are not allowed in the game of reality. Only rational, logical and provable ideas will bring greater understanding of the universe, and doing some relative tricks and changing reference frames with thought exercises is getting old. If we call it constant it should be that. If we have to transform it , that changes it fundamentally to fit a construct, and is not what should be done so all the ideas work neat and play nice together. Ideas that are uncertain should not depend on or be built upon a whole bunch of other uncertain( but look good in algebraic symbolisim and constants that represent things not fully understood) ideas to keep the current paradigm happy. I think that is what not thinking and following your gps has led us to. Rant over I dont know how to constuctively fix non critical thinking as that has to be done by each individual and when the group pressures a certain topic most people are just part of the crowd. Seems relatively improbable that it will fix itself. See how many GR puns you spot in this comment, lol

[@angelDanJonathan]

@@JasonKerlin Thanks for your essay.

[@JasonKerlin]

@Johnny A. Thanks for reading it.

[@s4ckm4n]

@@JasonKerlin Jason Kerlin Interesting read and I agree as far as I understood it. Nevertheless, I'd be careful with the phrase "scientific understanding of the universe". Science quantifies and you can't quantity everything. I don't know if it's possible for science to understand the universe. Science is probably able to model its processes, but I wouldn't assume more.

[@houghwhite411]

@@JasonKerlin I have been making a short essay everyday. as a part of "As long as you think" campaign

[@spearman4712]

1:08, the guy's face on the left. I laughed so hard when his smile faded that tiiiiny bit.

[@samiirrrr]

lol I did too

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

This is too good!!! Way too good! You expertly resumed the concept and explained even better than Kahnemam's book, while adding even more data. Now i'm in desperate need of more content like this from you.

[@DeepDiveIntoScience]

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