Do I Only Use 10% of My Brain?
SciShow debunks the myth that you only use 10 percent of your brain. So, how much do you really use? And how do we know? Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support...
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[Intro]It's a notion that's been propagated by movies, magazines, and motivational speakers and repeatedby well-meaning folks and shysters alike. They tell you that you're only using 10% ofyour brain. If you're only able to access a fraction of your brain-power, just imaginewhat you could do if you tapped into all that unused potential!Read other people's thoughts, play the stock market, crush cans with your mind, and levitate.Not to rain on your brain parade, but that 10% stuff is so far off that it would be laughableif it weren't so widespread, and I kinda can't believe I'm still talking about it!So like many myths, it's hard to pinpoint exactly where it began. There's no definitivesource, ...
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[Intro]It's a notion that's been propagated by movies, magazines, and motivational speakers and repeatedby well-meaning folks and shysters alike. They tell you that you're only using 10% ofyour brain. If you're only able to access a fraction of your brain-power, just imaginewhat you could do if you tapped into all that unused potential!Read other people's thoughts, play the stock market, crush cans with your mind, and levitate.Not to rain on your brain parade, but that 10% stuff is so far off that it would be laughableif it weren't so widespread, and I kinda can't believe I'm still talking about it!So like many myths, it's hard to pinpoint exactly where it began. There's no definitivesource, ...
