3 Ways Your Mind Lies To You | Answers With Joe

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  • @ptviwatcher
    @ptviwatcher 4 роки тому +140

    Once I had a camera on to help my kid with an essay. It was late and I was cranky. At the time it made sense to be cranky, but watching myself later was eye-opening: I could not believe what a jerk I could be. I felt like I "grew up" 10 years in 10 minutes. I think seeing ourselves in our daily routine is helpful introspection. Highly recommend it

    • @sebastianwrites
      @sebastianwrites Рік тому +2

      Good for you!
      ;0)

    • @Kevin-ju1kb
      @Kevin-ju1kb 2 місяці тому +3

      Walden by Henry David thoreau
      “What greater miracle could occur than to see ourselves through someone else’s eyes but for a moment.”

    • @jmas2312
      @jmas2312 20 днів тому +1

      REALLY good advice!👍🏼

  • @jimalbi
    @jimalbi 4 роки тому +106

    Well, I feel mediocre at everything.
    I'm doubting myself all the time and that's exhausting.
    But what's absolutely exasperating is when you know enough to recognize those who know much less than you and believe they're smarter than you.

    • @user-qp8vg1gy3u
      @user-qp8vg1gy3u 4 роки тому +5

      Eerie Lucifer. I was thinking the same thing as I read this. Coincidence?

  • @benbroderick1422
    @benbroderick1422 4 роки тому +69

    As a licensed therapist, this was a wonderful way of presenting cognitive distortions and how they impact how we feel and behave. Cheers Joe!

  • @MindinViolet
    @MindinViolet 4 роки тому +65

    In my experience, the crazier a person’s beliefs, the more certain they tend to be about them.

    • @MeganVictoriaKearns
      @MeganVictoriaKearns 2 роки тому +1

      This is so true. So true.

    • @belushipumpkin
      @belushipumpkin 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@MeganVictoriaKearnsI want to agree, but we tend to delegate the concept "crazy" to those concepts we have biases against. And also, some really great old Looney Tunes cartoons.

  • @liberty-matrix
    @liberty-matrix 4 роки тому +279

    “It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.”
    ~ Thomas Sowell

    • @Mrch33ky
      @Mrch33ky 4 роки тому +5

      That's a conditional statement. See "Usually".

    • @LyricTenor85
      @LyricTenor85 4 роки тому +1

      @@louisfriend9323 *pigeon

    • @efleishermedia
      @efleishermedia 4 роки тому

      @@LyricTenor85 oh snappppp

    • @efleishermedia
      @efleishermedia 4 роки тому

      I see you Liberty
      Over there with your Thomas Sowell and your freedom
      ;)

    • @LyricTenor85
      @LyricTenor85 4 роки тому

      @@efleishermedia lol

  • @Ben-Rogue
    @Ben-Rogue 4 роки тому +280

    It's surprising how many people don't know any of this. It should be taught in school from a young age, along with skepticism

    • @pakde8002
      @pakde8002 4 роки тому +7

      Unfortunately the majority of Americans don't get a good liberal arts college education where this is taught.

    • @RedboneUnincorporated
      @RedboneUnincorporated 4 роки тому +37

      @@pakde8002 this is common information, not "liberal arts" for fucks sakes.

    • @siva25143
      @siva25143 4 роки тому +5

      i mean its good and all but if it just crosses mere inch over the limit shit hits the fan.
      you cant fixate on your decision and cant do anything without second guessing yourself. yeah it is good and get good results and all but literally you cant do anything and cant put your brain in back seat.
      in one sentence you would turn into chidi from the good place.

    • @Gibson99
      @Gibson99 4 роки тому +5

      But then how would they be able to brainwash then if they're taught to be skeptics at a young age? 🤦
      Also, there's the debate on when to start teaching skepticism -you don't need 1st graders questioning basic math or spelling, but then by middle school many kids are already set in their ways. And of course it's different for every child.

    • @thomashiggins9320
      @thomashiggins9320 4 роки тому +26

      @@Gibson99 It also has to be *rational* skepticism.
      Some stuff is actually true, and factual, and facts do matter.
      To automatically disregard everythng told to you is just as biased and irrational as believing false things that comfort you.

  • @johnny555
    @johnny555 4 роки тому +573

    Sooooo..... the light does stay on after you close the fridge.

    • @surferdude4487
      @surferdude4487 4 роки тому +52

      Well, obviously. I mean, isn't that light on every time you open the door?

    • @marccolten9801
      @marccolten9801 4 роки тому +113

      Of course. How else would all the food items come to life and interact?

    • @joescott
      @joescott  4 роки тому +182

      Yeah, that kinda surprised me. :)

    • @michaelaugustin1510
      @michaelaugustin1510 4 роки тому +51

      Actually, that's just the limelight. He must have a margarita mix in there.

    • @criostasis
      @criostasis 4 роки тому +64

      The light shouldn’t stay on when you close the fridge door and you can test it yourself. There’s a contact switch usually where the furthest point of the door would make contact with the body of the fridge inside. It’ll usually look like a slice of pie or a thin peg and you can press it in to close the contact on the switch and viola, the light will turn off. If your fridge has multiple doors to a section then each door should have some kind of contact switch to let the fridge know the doors are shut. If the light doesn’t turn off, you should get it fixed as light bulbs in a fridge can be warm, even hot which causes enough of a temperature differential which can cause moisture to form inside the fridge and all sorts of other problems.

  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY 4 роки тому +104

    “You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.”
    ― Robert A. Heinlein

    • @pakde8002
      @pakde8002 4 роки тому +1

      Depends on the person.

    • @adamwest8711
      @adamwest8711 4 роки тому +2

      I like that guy but ‘time enough for love’ made my skin crawl a little.

    • @francb1276
      @francb1276 4 роки тому +1

      @@adamwest8711 I think I heard something about him having a brain tumour when he wrote that. Anybody know more?

    • @adamwest8711
      @adamwest8711 4 роки тому +2

      @@francb1276 - according to Wikipedia, he died 32 years ago...
      Edit: I’m an idiot because that’s not the question you asked. Sorry..,

    • @francb1276
      @francb1276 4 роки тому +3

      @@adamwest8711 :-D No worries! Yes, I think the tumour was the reason he died, and his mind was a bit disturbed prior to that. If you think "Time Enough for Love" was weird, try "The Number of the Beast"! ;-)

  • @tessiepinkman
    @tessiepinkman 3 роки тому +20

    I watch this video at least every other month, just to remind myself. This is one of the most important videos you've put out on this channel - ever. Thank you for helping me through different obstacles, of varying degree of difficulty, in my life and in my mind since this video got released. It truly has helped me, more than once.

  • @brandbird
    @brandbird 4 роки тому +196

    "Don't believe everything you think."

  • @joesterling4299
    @joesterling4299 4 роки тому +392

    The more you know, the more you realize how little you know.

    • @JWC723
      @JWC723 3 роки тому +2

      I literally just said a version of this to my wife yesterday. I'm in college and I feel this almost every day!

    • @brandonzertuche538
      @brandonzertuche538 3 роки тому +6

      The more you know the more you know how much there is to know

    • @drrocketman7794
      @drrocketman7794 3 роки тому +3

      An estimate said we know 0.001% of all there is to know. I think that's generous.

    • @LizzieDeanMakes
      @LizzieDeanMakes 3 роки тому +4

      My aunt described this to me as a kid that knowledge is like a sphere and the bigger it grows, the more subjects are on the inside, but also the more outer surface area is touching on subjects you realise you don’t know about. When the sphere is small the surface area of related subjects you are aware of but realise you don’t know about is smaller, the larger your sphere grows the more you become aware of that you don’t know.

    • @destrygriffith3972
      @destrygriffith3972 3 роки тому +2

      @@drrocketman7794 and obviously made up from thin air, as we could have no possible clue what we've missed

  • @okeydokey3120
    @okeydokey3120 4 роки тому +111

    Ben Franklin: "A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still."
    Thank you once again, Joe!

    • @Gibson99
      @Gibson99 4 роки тому +3

      Basically, some people never grow up. It's exactly like convincing a child to try a new food or wash their hands or take a nap or whatever.

    • @thulyblu5486
      @thulyblu5486 4 роки тому +3

      That's why I think forced apologies aren't worth anything. Also people shouldn't apologize when they don't mean it, it's just putting a lie on top the thing that made the others mad. Hey, but forcing people to apologize and fake apologizing is 90% of political correctness and people LOVE that, so what do I know.

    • @thulyblu5486
      @thulyblu5486 4 роки тому

      @Jim Jam so it's good manners to lie to someone on top of doing sth bad ?
      (I agree with the subjugation and cessation of hostilities part)

    • @Gibson99
      @Gibson99 4 роки тому +1

      @@thulyblu5486 at least for kids, forcing them to do something they don't want to do is a form of punishment in itself, which hopefully will discourage whatever led to needing the apology in the first place. i know i always get a reaction from my kids when i ask/explain to them how what they did made the other person feel, and esp when it's flipped around - "would you like it if someone did X to you/your stuff?"

    • @thulyblu5486
      @thulyblu5486 4 роки тому +2

      @Jim Jam That sounds sensible. But it also doesn't change anything I said, just the answer to my not-so-rhetorical-question is: Yes, lying is good manners. Lying isn't always bad. Your parents teaching you never to lie because it's bad: that was a lie. For your own good at the time because they needed to know things.

  • @DavidTucker85
    @DavidTucker85 4 роки тому +92

    I think that important thing is that while we are all susceptible and guilty of most or all of these, the key is to understand this all exists. We can't avoid falling into these traps entirely but we can slow down and evaluate all the information around us.

    • @BHBalast
      @BHBalast 4 роки тому

      @@esould So get to know some ppl that actually want to hear your opinions.

    • @Fren69420
      @Fren69420 4 роки тому

      Trump is the most corrupt, violent, racist, and evil of all dictators in human history. His death count is already over 50 million.

    • @BinkiklouGaminglol
      @BinkiklouGaminglol 4 роки тому +1

      @@Fren69420 wait who talked about him ?? why does it always have to be about that guy

    • @d1oftwins
      @d1oftwins 4 роки тому

      @@Fren69420 Nobody asked for your political opinion that has nothing to do with this discussion.

  • @lillylove9442
    @lillylove9442 3 роки тому +15

    I suffer from a disorder where my brain lies to me and effects me in harmful ways, I find watching videos like this helps me remind myself that it's just a disorder and not reality. Thoughts are often more damaging then you believe them to be :) Keep making videos like this Joe, you've made a new subscriber from me x

    • @bigboss-tl2xr
      @bigboss-tl2xr Рік тому +1

      Thoughts are damaging when you believe them. DON'T believe everything you think.

  • @billyalarie929
    @billyalarie929 2 роки тому +2

    UGHHHHHHH THAT MEPHISKAPHALES REFERENCE. Sir, I would like to present you with your Nobel Peace Prize for bringing the people together.
    Seriously I was like “how’s he gonna solve this one” AND THEN YOU DID IT.

  • @eveer4876
    @eveer4876 4 роки тому +67

    "We protect our self-esteem"
    *me who has none* I have no such weakness

    • @coltonbates629
      @coltonbates629 4 роки тому +3

      everything's ok, buddy

    • @Romandy13
      @Romandy13 4 роки тому +2

      I indulge on unhealthy shit because in my brain, I already accept that I have no self-worth or dignity anyway.
      Probably the same for you so I hope at least you'll get better someday.

    • @petros_adamopoulos
      @petros_adamopoulos 4 роки тому +1

      self-esteem is so overrated it's actually one of these cognitive biases Joe Scott conveniently doesn't list as such.

    • @micheleparker8123
      @micheleparker8123 4 роки тому +3

      Very subtle! Your self-esteem is based on the fact(or your group) of those who have no self- esteem!!😄

    • @thekelleejean
      @thekelleejean 4 роки тому +2

      That reply encompasses the fallout of this shitshow that as 2020. Total MOOD. 😂

  • @joecarpenter2447
    @joecarpenter2447 4 роки тому +63

    Love your subtle way of describing the current political scene. Another great video sir. Thanks!

    • @josorr
      @josorr 4 роки тому +1

      Not so subtle.

    • @TheDoomWizard
      @TheDoomWizard 4 роки тому

      Think you might like my channel too!

    • @stevop80_45
      @stevop80_45 4 роки тому +7

      @Real M Pretty sure he said it happens to everyone. Including you, and your opinion about this. You literally just proved his point with your comment. You WANT it to be about THEM, and can't see that it is ALSO YOU.

  • @hasher2265
    @hasher2265 4 роки тому +64

    Kinda reminds me of the saying: "A fool can learn from his own mistakes, a wise man can learn from the mistakes of others" when Joe brings up the Dunning-Kruger effect going around.

    • @arthurcamargo8416
      @arthurcamargo8416 4 роки тому +12

      A fool never realizes they made a mistake... they assume the mistake was made by others and, thus, remains a fool. But I know what you meant.

    • @emmettobrian1874
      @emmettobrian1874 4 роки тому +3

      @@arthurcamargo8416 Yeah, I would tell my kids "You can be the kind of person that doesn't learn from their mistakes, the kind of person that does learn from their mistakes, or the kind of person that learns from other's mistakes." because I think we're all one of those at different points.

    • @defenestrator9119
      @defenestrator9119 4 роки тому +2

      I'm imagining all the Dunning-Krugers watching this video thinking "man those other people are dumb". Everyone would do good to spend more time examining themselves. Just recognizing our own bs behaviors is half the battle, as humans we don't even realize we're doing it half the time.

    • @Pete...NoNotThatOne
      @Pete...NoNotThatOne 4 роки тому +5

      I’m always reminded of the old analogy of The Hundedth Idiot. One hundred idiots start on various ventures. Ninety nine of them predictably and spectacularly fail. The hundredth, through sheer dumb luck, is successful. He is then convinced beyond reproach that he’s a genius.

    • @johnfrian
      @johnfrian 4 роки тому

      @iridescent ink I think another way to say that saying is "Learn from other peoples mistakes, you don't have enough time to make all the mistakes yourself". Dunning Kruger people tend to ignore or justify their own mistakes, thus not learning from them at all. Just look at flat earthers, being disproven again and again only to go look for another way to say "Look at this new piece of evidence".

  • @MargoMB19
    @MargoMB19 4 роки тому +10

    16:15 Literally something I work on in therapy. As someone who deals with crippling anxiety and panic attacks, a big part of dealing with those things better is learning to focus on facts and logic rather than emotions. Distancing myself from the worst-case-scenario automatic anxiety and realizing that my mind may not be focusing on the right things. One small thing I've learned that actually seems to help in social/societal situations in general is to just list objective facts, stuff like what is actually being said and done instead of inserting assumptions about someone's motives or whatever.

  • @SmolRageMatti
    @SmolRageMatti 4 роки тому +43

    A fool believes himself to be a wise man,
    A wise man knows himself to be a fool.

  • @ShannonMcDowell71
    @ShannonMcDowell71 4 роки тому +88

    "Are we doomed?" Well, we're a species with irrational thoughts, subconscious biases, and nuclear weapons...

    • @rwilson9759
      @rwilson9759 4 роки тому +9

      A person might think we are doomed yet we are still here.

    • @MrDoggysmut
      @MrDoggysmut 4 роки тому +6

      @@rwilson9759 emphasis on STILL

    • @bragtime1052
      @bragtime1052 4 роки тому +6

      I'd also like to play devil's advocate and argue that most people default to "we're doomed" when in reality if we all actually got our shit together we could transcend our current shitty human condition, but unfortunately the majority of people hopelessly declaring "we're doomed and there's nothing we could do" is learned helplessness and isn't helping matters further.

    • @neilemminger8628
      @neilemminger8628 4 роки тому +1

      If we were going to do the nuclear apocalypse thing then we'd have done it already... Now Anti-Matter Bomb apocalypse.. Maybe!

    • @Senzorei
      @Senzorei 4 роки тому +2

      @@bragtime1052 The problem is, a lot of the things required to better the world or achieve utopia go against a lot of our primal nature. So unless almost everyone on the planet, or everyone in positions of power become self conscious about those things, it's not gonna.happen, or at least not easily. It's very hard to exert directed change on something as big as humanity.

  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY 4 роки тому +316

    "The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence."
    --Charles Bukowski

    • @levicarpenter2996
      @levicarpenter2996 4 роки тому +1

      Heavy.

    • @MrBizteck
      @MrBizteck 4 роки тому +20

      Or 7:35 in the video ....

    • @abbynormal206
      @abbynormal206 4 роки тому +1

      Bukowski found a lot of information to pass along.

    • @electricrussell
      @electricrussell 4 роки тому +4

      Isn't that quote just a rip-off of W.B. Yeats lines from 'The Second Coming' (1920) "The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity."

    • @itzybitzyspyder
      @itzybitzyspyder 4 роки тому +4

      Dunning-Kruger

  • @laurasandoval2860
    @laurasandoval2860 4 роки тому +90

    AwJoe is our family's favorite !

    • @sebione3576
      @sebione3576 4 роки тому +6

      Can I be in your family? My family watches ghost hunting shows :(

    • @Emm2004
      @Emm2004 4 роки тому +4

      I wish my family liked joe

    • @onichan924
      @onichan924 4 роки тому

      I wanna be in your family too

    • @maxzink1805
      @maxzink1805 4 роки тому +3

      @Electric Pheonix Freaking same, all they watch are gold mining shows and true crime documentaries.

    • @mugwump7049
      @mugwump7049 4 роки тому +2

      @Electric Pheonix Because ghost hunting shows aren't weird stuff?

  • @ianlacey
    @ianlacey 4 роки тому +1

    Speaking as someone who lives with constant self doubt and existentialist dread, it is worth noting that these bias's serve the purpose of helping us avoid a life of constant self doubt and existentialist dread. We need to be mindful of the logical fallacy, black and white thinking. The ideal state (if even possible) would be to balance bias with self awareness. Sometimes (on my more stressed out days) I even look on at people applying cognitive bias with envy.

  • @carlodave9
    @carlodave9 4 роки тому +1

    12:18. "Nothing brings people together than a common challenge." Before Covid I used to believe that.

  • @francineb7340
    @francineb7340 4 роки тому +76

    "Blustering confidence will never make up for skills or ability"
    That's gonna be my new mantra.
    Thanks Joe!

  • @briansmith5579
    @briansmith5579 4 роки тому +250

    Society: We are rational, logical people
    2020: yea, ok. Let's test that

    • @jameswallace9906
      @jameswallace9906 4 роки тому +2

      So how would you suggest we test that while excluding your own bias? It seems the video points have falling short on you.

    • @wolfwintemute7298
      @wolfwintemute7298 4 роки тому +1

      @Brad AmeerBeg It’s just a social experiment bro!

    • @pervertedchef4961
      @pervertedchef4961 4 роки тому

      @Jesus Socks would you rather starve or be fat?

    • @rabbidninja79
      @rabbidninja79 3 роки тому +2

      2021 isnt shaping up any better. Lol

    • @pranavflame
      @pranavflame 3 роки тому +3

      @@rabbidninja79 2022 doesn't look too good at this point either 😬

  • @NLR_Knuth
    @NLR_Knuth 4 роки тому +21

    This has been by far my favorite video on your channel. It reminded me (and hopefully also others too) that we should think about the things we say, and listen to what other people have to say. Always remember that there’s a reason why people think the way they are.
    I love this channel because it doesn’t just try to explain things that we‘re interested in but aren’t smart enough to understand completely. It actually makes me think about specific topics, even way after the video has finished. Thanks Joe for exploring the world with us whilst also bringing us joy, week by week. I hope y‘all stay safe✌🏼

  • @TriggerHappyRC1
    @TriggerHappyRC1 4 роки тому +52

    "Remind yourself that overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer."
    - The Ancestor

    • @theleva7
      @theleva7 4 роки тому +7

      Was looking for Ancestor's quotes.

    • @joejones9520
      @joejones9520 3 роки тому +2

      but it seems to work pretty well within the nightmare environment of working for a company.

    • @rushpatriot2866
      @rushpatriot2866 2 роки тому

      @@joejones9520 if you can cover up your fuck ups sure.

  • @GenLiu
    @GenLiu 4 роки тому +2

    You mentioned, at one point that, we tend to treat someone's action differently based on whether he/she belongs to our group or not.
    It's so true that we're also doing it with our own selves and basically can be shocked to realize that someone's doing the exact same bad things that we're doing ourselves...Sometimes on a regular basis or in a far worst manner.

  • @jbejaran
    @jbejaran 4 роки тому +6

    My favorite (albeit imperfect) analogy about the Dunning-Krueger Effect is imagining a circle that contains the set of all the things you know about a particular subject area. The things you know are represented by the area of the circle. The things you know you don't know are roughly represented by the circumference of the circle (i.e. bordering the things you know). The larger you grow the area of the circle (the things you know), the larger the circumference becomes (the things you know you don't know).

    • @mnxs
      @mnxs 2 роки тому

      It's a good analogy, although I think it might work better (or more intuitively) with bubbles, perhaps blowing bubbles (you blow the bubble larger, the surface grows).
      However, a problem with the analogy as you present it is perhaps that it uses terms and concepts that isn't necessarily well-known by people who only have a weak understanding of mathematics (sets, area/circumference of circles) including, even in the case of my "bubble addendum," an intuition of the square cube law.

  • @coreytaylor447
    @coreytaylor447 4 роки тому +113

    "read the entire article"
    the entirety of twitter: *angry twit noise*

    • @adamwest8711
      @adamwest8711 4 роки тому +6

      I imagine that sounds like a choir of people all trying to make a high pitched scream but only for 0.25 seconds.

    • @Ben-Rogue
      @Ben-Rogue 4 роки тому +9

      Unfortunately this doesn't help if the entire article is BS, but not just reading headlines would be a good start

    • @michaelaugustin1510
      @michaelaugustin1510 4 роки тому +4

      Like instagram if you could misspell a photo. :)

    • @michaelaugustin1510
      @michaelaugustin1510 4 роки тому +1

      (meaning twitter is...)

  • @coltonbates629
    @coltonbates629 4 роки тому +21

    "our decisions are made based on evidence, and logic and reason"
    *Me, a minor, trying to explain to my adult brother why just because covid is supposedly less deadly than the flu doesn't mean that they're mutually exclusive, as though more people should die from flu adjacent-viruses just because they already do, and as though people dying all the time justifies killing a bus full of people for fun (or in this analogy, not wearing a mask just because they hurt your ears).*

    • @DarkAngel71180
      @DarkAngel71180 4 роки тому

      Colton Bates very wordy lol but definitely agree!

    • @evilplaguedoctor5158
      @evilplaguedoctor5158 4 роки тому +3

      Covid is more deadly than the flu.. was that a typo?

    • @enviromental2565
      @enviromental2565 4 роки тому

      What is the mortality rate of the coronavirus disease versus influenza?
      Mortality for COVID-19 appears higher than for influenza, especially seasonal influenza. While the true mortality of COVID-19 will take some time to fully understand, the data we have so far indicate that the crude mortality ratio (the number of reported deaths divided by the reported cases) is between 3-4%, the infection mortality rate (the number of reported deaths divided by the number of infections) will be lower. For seasonal influenza, mortality is usually well below 0.1%. However, mortality is to a large extent determined by access to and quality of health care.Mar 17, 2020
      Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Similarities and differences with influenza
      www.who.int › news-room › q-a-detail › q-a-similarities-a..

  • @zakariahclayton4927
    @zakariahclayton4927 Рік тому +1

    I'm trying not to be biased when I say this... But the thread of comments on this video, reinvigorate my view on us humans, and our society. Thank you world❤

  • @AugustReversal
    @AugustReversal 4 роки тому +11

    I think this is one of the more important videos you've done, Joe. Recognizing our own internal faults is extremely important for our own personal fulfillment in leading a thoughtful life, but also important for society as a whole that more people are able to think more critically about the ways they think and the choices they make. We could all benefit from focusing on the thoughts that we are always thinking throughout the day, and questioning why we are thinking the things that we do and seeing if there are more objective and healthier thoughts we could be thinking instead. Thanks!

  • @noob19087
    @noob19087 4 роки тому +18

    One of the things I'm most bitter about to this day is when I had to do a group project in high school. I was paired with 3 lazy bums who were barely passing their classes, while I was a super conscientious gearhead nerd who got good grades in everything. Some dude in our group just straight up plagiarized a whole paragraph from wikipedia, and the teacher noticed. So then she asked "who did it?" and everyone remained silent. Because no-one confessed we all had our grades lowered. Then a couple days later in recess I heard them discussing not so subtly next to me about how apparently _I'm_ a dickhead for having plagiarized that text. They assumed it was me, despite it being completely against my character, just because I wasn't one of their friends. They didn't even bother asking, they'd already formed their opinion from me not being their friend.

    • @guyxmas7519
      @guyxmas7519 4 роки тому +1

      Well if that's the thing your most bitter about high-school, I'd say u did pretty good ! 👌

    • @noob19087
      @noob19087 4 роки тому +2

      @@guyxmas7519 Didn't say it was the worst thing that happened in high school, just something I thought fit into the theme of this video, but whatever. What about you then?

    • @guyxmas7519
      @guyxmas7519 4 роки тому

      Oh. .. loll I only discuss that topic with my therapist ;) lol hahaha
      But I understand what u meant now

  • @KnitfulMadison
    @KnitfulMadison 3 роки тому +3

    This video really does speak volumes for me as I am in therapy for: severe anxiety, OCD tendencies, and depression. It is very difficult to process or see things versus making knee jerk reactions because of past traumas and experiences. Being self aware is so important with learning how to properly break down those 'old habits' and it is very uplifting to see that everyone suffers from things like this at different times or in different ranges simply because of how our brain functions.

  • @anujarora0
    @anujarora0 4 роки тому +118

    There's also "Answers with Joe" bias where you like the video before watching it.

  • @textrobhere
    @textrobhere 4 роки тому +6

    Another outstanding video Joe. This one especially for me right now. I had a motorcycle accident a few months ago and suffered some mild brain damage. I would be embarrassed to share how and what I think, I'm just different than before for sure. As I fight back tears writing this I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed this video and it helped me understand a little better about how we think and make choices. I can't wait for your next upload, I really enjoy listening the way you explain everything.

    • @VeganVampire.
      @VeganVampire. Рік тому +1

      Oh man, I know this was a few years ago but sorry about your accident. I hope you're doing better now and 2023 is treating you well so far!

    • @textrobhere
      @textrobhere Рік тому +1

      @@VeganVampire. Thank you. I've recovered quite miraculously well. I still do my job as before and do it same or better, I've lost some weight (which I've failed at for decades), everything else is a distraction. I'm re-watching this vid now again to refresh mind.

    • @VeganVampire.
      @VeganVampire. Рік тому +1

      @@textrobhere I'm happy for you! That's amazing! The way our bodies and brain can heal is fascinating and wonderful. All the best to you!

  • @greaper123
    @greaper123 3 роки тому +1

    I have never had more respect for Joe than with his statement, "I can't remember the last time I felt smart" .. amazing, Joe - well done

  • @laurendoe168
    @laurendoe168 4 роки тому +39

    Or: The more you know, the more you realize you don't know.

    • @alphagt62
      @alphagt62 4 роки тому +1

      Einstein was quoted as saying something similar. Something like, “the more I learn, the less I know”.

    • @laurendoe168
      @laurendoe168 4 роки тому +1

      @@alphagt62 That reminds me of something my mother used to say all the time (no doubt she got it from somewhere): The hurrier I go, the behinder I get. :D

    • @alphagt62
      @alphagt62 4 роки тому

      Lauren Doe that’s great! I like that, I recall an old joke, I can’t remember it all but the punch line was, “we may be lost but we’re making good time!”

    • @laurendoe168
      @laurendoe168 4 роки тому

      @@alphagt62 I remember that punch line, and like you, can't recall the joke.

  • @jerryfick613
    @jerryfick613 4 роки тому +16

    "Don't follow your passion, take it with you!"
    - Mike Rowe

    • @StrixyN
      @StrixyN 4 роки тому

      His TED talk is brilliant.

    • @jerryfick613
      @jerryfick613 4 роки тому

      @@StrixyN it really is.

    • @alalalala57
      @alalalala57 4 роки тому +3

      Mike Rowe sucks.

    • @Seamonkey555
      @Seamonkey555 3 роки тому +1

      @@alalalala57 yes, he really does.

  • @dmatt3425
    @dmatt3425 4 роки тому +6

    This is one of the most important videos you've ever put out.

    • @dreamlogic.v3390
      @dreamlogic.v3390 3 роки тому

      Thats juat what your brain wants you to think!

  • @5upl1an
    @5upl1an 3 роки тому +1

    the actors in the clips are simply top notch! I especially love the woman who covers her ears.

  • @SkanMLL
    @SkanMLL 4 роки тому +41

    "Read the entire article" Me with ADHD "Sure thing, Joe"

    • @Brett_S_420
      @Brett_S_420 4 роки тому +3

      Harness it. It's worth it. I put my ADHD energy into mental noting and took a 1/2 hour to meditate every day.

    • @zackoleson6766
      @zackoleson6766 4 роки тому +2

      One word...Adderall

    • @childreneater1470
      @childreneater1470 3 роки тому +2

      I wanted to slap ur pfp

  • @gspaulsson
    @gspaulsson 4 роки тому +53

    Yeats: "The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity"

  • @ThrottleKitty
    @ThrottleKitty 4 роки тому +40

    "You're gunna die anyways, you should enjoy things while you're alive"
    That's the one that always gets me. What if I die and my last meal was wheatgrass juice or kale??

    • @oldtoby4062
      @oldtoby4062 4 роки тому +6

      Yea but what if you live and you feel better in the long run? Maybe you'll be healthier, more attractive, more vibrant?

    • @ThrottleKitty
      @ThrottleKitty 4 роки тому

      @@oldtoby4062 haha no

    • @nutbastard
      @nutbastard 4 роки тому +4

      @@oldtoby4062 If the cost of living fully is dying early, I'll take that. Cheeseburgers are delicious, and no amount of kale will keep a speeding car from extinguishing you.
      Dying from heart disease is a luxury afforded only to the lucky. Historically, most deaths were much more horrible, and didn't include nearly enough cheeseburgers. With bacon.

    • @SobeCrunkMonster
      @SobeCrunkMonster 4 роки тому +1

      nigga kale salad is good af

    • @TheSilverwing999
      @TheSilverwing999 4 роки тому +2

      Well if you die you won't care will you, you'll be dead lol

  • @FeduGina
    @FeduGina 4 роки тому +15

    "Accept failure, eat the cake!" - Joe Scott

  • @seanLeprechaun
    @seanLeprechaun 2 місяці тому +1

    Brené Brown says: "We like to believe we're thinking creatures who occasionally have a feeling. We're actually feeling creatures who occasionally have a thought."

  • @garrettharriman6333
    @garrettharriman6333 4 роки тому +45

    On the Dunning-Kreuger thing, also try saying "I don't know" more often. You'll get more comfortable with accepting that you don't know, and be more willing to learn.

    • @LG123ABC
      @LG123ABC 4 роки тому +7

      It might be good to add "But I'll find out" to the end of that statement. It's a little less passive that way.

    • @Gos1234567
      @Gos1234567 4 роки тому

      says the big Dunning Kreuger expert

    • @neilemminger8628
      @neilemminger8628 4 роки тому

      I'll find out!

    • @joejones9520
      @joejones9520 3 роки тому

      hmm, I dont know about that.

  • @Roguechild
    @Roguechild 4 роки тому +12

    That fridge dialogue was ripped right from my head. I feel attacked 🤣

  • @cristinaschu4338
    @cristinaschu4338 3 роки тому +3

    Wonderful video! Lots of great information about the brain and how we think. It's very eye-opening. I'm going to try to be more aware of these thinking habits and biases. This is one of my favorite videos that you've done. Thank you!

  • @wut274
    @wut274 4 роки тому +13

    Hey Joe! I've been a huge fan since around your first few thousand subscribers! 🥳 I'm so so happy to see the continued success of your content and channel, you deserve everything you've worked so hard for! 🙏
    Thank you for continuing to create your unique blend of comedy, fascinating information and personality. ❤️ These videos are a great relief during a difficult time for me and many others. 😊
    Boys support boys! 🤘

  • @crackpotts5347
    @crackpotts5347 3 роки тому +1

    I've only been watching your videos for a short time, I've seen like 30. Really enjoy your wit and wisdom. You're amazing. Thanks for it all. Really.

  • @doc2590
    @doc2590 4 роки тому

    Eckhart Tolle... just watch the thoughts come and go... and enjoy those moments when the mind is silent. This brings peace.

  • @r.g.3480
    @r.g.3480 4 роки тому +6

    So proud to be a patreon ❤

  • @ericaclay4746
    @ericaclay4746 4 роки тому +61

    "Accept failure..."
    That cheesecake is terribly wise

    • @livethefuture2492
      @livethefuture2492 4 роки тому

      i accept my failure in life. now what?

    • @bdi_vd3677
      @bdi_vd3677 4 роки тому

      @@livethefuture2492 now use it as the fuel for future paths

    • @thebec8853
      @thebec8853 4 роки тому

      Wait. I thought it was Red Velvet Cake... 😳
      I have some rethinking to do...

    • @ericaclay4746
      @ericaclay4746 4 роки тому +1

      @@thebec8853 I dunno, it looked like cheesecake to me. Perhaps that is the mystery?

    • @1st_ProCactus
      @1st_ProCactus 4 роки тому

      Aim low in life, you won't be disappointed.

  • @folkengames
    @folkengames 4 роки тому +30

    "Dunning-Kruger appears to be having a moment" I lol'd. Then I cried. Soon I hope to lol again.

  • @harleysimmons4393
    @harleysimmons4393 4 роки тому +2

    Going through a really tough time. This video really spoke volumes to me. Thank you Joe.

  • @sam1812seal
    @sam1812seal 4 роки тому +1

    Johnny Marr: Last seen at Manchester airport booking a flight to the US and muttering something about “Steven’s band!?”, “The Cure!?, an objectivity lesson, and adjusting someone’s biases by shoving a guitar somewhere...

  • @Michigntiger08
    @Michigntiger08 4 роки тому +31

    This is Joe's nice, scientific way of saying "Hey America, get your shit together. We need to work together and unify."
    There's obviously a lot of relevant parallels to the political landscape in America today.
    And everyone's biases determined what connections they may have drawn from this video. But I have a feeling I have a pretty good guess as to how the majority of people watching this video lean...

    • @stever1693
      @stever1693 4 роки тому +3

      I was leaning forward because I can’t see the screen very well otherwise.

    • @TechProFury
      @TechProFury 4 роки тому

      Interesting thing to assume...

    • @riftur7636
      @riftur7636 4 роки тому +2

      @Mizzmi27 agreed, and while I think this video is good for everyone to watch. The people who do watch Joe's video's already are truth seekers and believe in science. How do we get the other half of the US to watch it?

    • @Michigntiger08
      @Michigntiger08 4 роки тому

      @@TechProFury I disagree, seems pretty safe to assume that there won't be many people who either think scientists/doctors are just elite idealogues or people that subscribe to baseless theories with no evidence, on Joe's channel.
      But hey, I could be wrong.

    • @Michigntiger08
      @Michigntiger08 4 роки тому +1

      @@riftur7636 Unfortunately you can't really because of the very real "war on science" we've seen lately. There are a lot of people in the US, and maybe the world, at this point that scoff anytime they hear anything about an expert, scientist, doctor, etc. And unfortunately a lot of people misconstrue baseless conspiracy theories and the "war on science" as "truth seeking" (you often here them say "question everything" or similar).
      And for any of the people you can actually get to watch it they would learn nothing due to the very biases Joe talks about in this video. Most people would watch this video and think "yeah, this guy is saying that I am smart and a critical thinker and people I dislike are idiots".

  • @lilioliver7707
    @lilioliver7707 4 роки тому +3

    Hey joe,
    I just wanted to say thanks for all of your amazing content I am very greatful for your hilarious scientific humour. Your videos have helped spark a curiosity in me that has been hidden for many years.
    Just wanted to say a huge thanks from all the way down in Victoria, Australia! Keep up the amazing content and most importantly being you! Thanks joe 😃

  • @kaiying74
    @kaiying74 4 роки тому +6

    Dunning-Kruger: a little knowledge is more dangerous than none at all.

  • @darskicutler1894
    @darskicutler1894 4 роки тому

    decades ago I gave myself permission to be wrong - it has served me well.

  • @richNfit4life
    @richNfit4life 4 роки тому

    OMG, the light did not go out when the refrigerator door was closed. Wow, learning new things every day from this channel.

  • @Freyjinn
    @Freyjinn 4 роки тому +268

    This is the perfect video i needed. Even if i'm very spiritual, being told rational scientific facts relieve a lot of stress in me, i mean realizing that anxious thoughts or OCD are just neuron paths too well done lol. Like we say, the old horse knows the path too well, gotta put that freaking horse on a new track xD

    • @MrDave8539
      @MrDave8539 4 роки тому +8

      It makes me think about the straight and narrow path, could it be the brains pathways. A way of thinking...

    • @mezmerizer9422
      @mezmerizer9422 4 роки тому

      xDDDDDDDDD x33333333 :D x))))))))))))))

    • @flyingfree333
      @flyingfree333 4 роки тому +22

      Being spiritual is an example of being irrational and cognitive biases. All the evidence says there's no such thing as ghosts, gods, ghouls or goblins, no supernatural or spiritual of any kind, yet you reject all evidence to preserve your irrational belief.

    • @squirlmy
      @squirlmy 4 роки тому +11

      @Anirban Chakrabarti well, while you are correct in everything said here, I think you're also feeding a troll. Yes, spirituality can be entirely re-defined outside of "religiousity" or superstition. But when you have to argue this... it's already fairly pointless, you can, at best, indicate you take offense, that spirituality is something different, and quite important to you, and perhaps countless others you know. But FF333 can always say, whatever you are advocating, is irrational belief. It's a trap, basically.

    • @dijasom
      @dijasom 4 роки тому +17

      ​@@flyingfree333 as an aethiest, i find it silly, that you are knocking comment to comment to spout your "Rational" beliefs to those with different beliefs...
      "Excuse me, have you heard about our non lord, and non savior, Randomness of a cosmic vacuum?"
      Let folks believe what they want to, no need for rational/irrational thoughts... you literally came from nothing... and you are spouting "rationality"...
      Life makes no sense, from any rational standpoint.

  • @God-Emperor-Of-Mankind
    @God-Emperor-Of-Mankind 4 роки тому +21

    "The loudest person in the room is the weakest"- Frank Lucas; Denzel Washington

    • @rrb101567
      @rrb101567 4 роки тому +3

      quiet kids : *stronk*

    • @TraditionalAnglican
      @TraditionalAnglican 4 роки тому +3

      My father once said he could tell who had the authority, because he almost never had to yell or swear.

    • @stylis666
      @stylis666 4 роки тому

      And then there's the problem that the weakest most often does get the most support because evidently about half of the human population are victims of their lives instead of living their lives and of the other half, a lot are unable to see the bigger picture, or don't care, or are convinced that the louder person serves the bigger picture when it's easy to see why that fails on the longer term because it's just not a sustainable way to grow and keep up with the increases in knowledge and technology. Instead, it promotes ignorance, leading to, well... situations like the US. And don't think they're unique. All around the world the tendency is towards idiocracy and instead of learning from the US that that is a bad thing, it only increased.
      On the bright side, the people fighting against that are also getting slightly more teamed up and efficient, giving us some time to find solutions, but they are education and teaching critical thinking skills and those aren't popular subjects. Worse than that, they're not even in the list of options; only censorship and limiting social media are.

  • @defaultlogos2976
    @defaultlogos2976 4 роки тому +10

    Hey, I dont really know how to reccomend videos for this channel, but I was hoping you could talk about the bacteria that eats plastic or nanotechnology

  • @riggs20
    @riggs20 4 роки тому +1

    Lots of good info here for those of us who struggle with depression. Thanks!

  • @danmadefurniture
    @danmadefurniture 4 роки тому

    words do not describe how much i enjoy your videos @joe scott ,
    i mean i'm not going to be a patreon supporter , but the fact that your making these videos.... i respect that

  • @JustinWillisDevil240Z
    @JustinWillisDevil240Z 4 роки тому +31

    Joe says: "I guarantee you have done one of these(biases) today"
    Me: I voted today...

  • @LittleBallOfPurr
    @LittleBallOfPurr 4 роки тому +10

    Joe: Break your thought patterns
    Me having lived 15 years in social isolation due to anxiety conditions: ...........

    • @pcutheuniverse-ityofideasklm
      @pcutheuniverse-ityofideasklm 3 роки тому

      How very sad is that? FIFTEEN years--
      As someone who suffered (needlessly!!) YEARS of anxiety and depression bc "it runs in our family" I can tell you: you do not have to be at the mercy of your mind (anxiety in its simplest context is only a BAD HABIT OF THOUGHT). Get yourself the book The Panic Attack Recovery book (it explains the physical chain reactions happening when in the grips of anxiety and how to stop the domino effect) and realize that the ONLY thing you have complete control over is the thoughts you allow to run through your mind.
      I know--when that looping starts it feels like it's out of your hands but it is not. Stop--and very much on purpose, fill your mind with things that feel a little bit better...you CAN stop the looping. DECIDE TO feel better (all of this is under the assumption you truly WANT to feel better. Like any crutch, "anxiety" gets us out of a lot of things--"I can't do xyz...bc of my anxiety..." blah blah blah) IF you're ready to LIVE your LIFE--fully and happily. Decide to. Today.
      START this moment and make a list of things that just make you feel good: puppies, sunshine, fall colors, Christmas lights, finger painting--whatever lights you up (and there are MILLIONS OF THINGS--you may have to dig through the crust of old thought patterns to find them--but they're there. I promise. When that dark stuff starts wandering in--look to your list and focus on that. It's a super simple tool but it stops the looping that that's what we're going for here.
      You can LIVE--enjoy the sunshine, enjoy the excursions, enjoy the adventures, enjoy the play, enjoy the music--if you DECIDE TO and make tiny changes every day all day in your thought habits. You can't go from -11 to 10+ on the feel-good scale but you most certainly can go from -11 to -5. Then to "0" --which is way better than -11, right??? What you're doing is inching your way to feeling better. Then to feeing better more of the time..then to feeling better most of the time. It's totally do-able And you're worth it. Just give it a try.

  • @toddkreter4006
    @toddkreter4006 4 роки тому +9

    "Create a little gap between yourself and your thoughts"

  • @jimthompson4132
    @jimthompson4132 4 роки тому

    I loved the use of the phrase "rabbit hole". Our minds are much more complex than the average person thinks....with their mind.

  • @coffeecat086
    @coffeecat086 2 роки тому +1

    The dunning Kruger effect sort of confuses me. I can’t imagine not knowing that you don’t know something or being so certain that you do that you’re not willing to listen to anyone because you think you know it.

  • @shadowprince4482
    @shadowprince4482 4 роки тому +8

    The greatest thing I learned in college was how little I actually know.

  • @OzAndyify
    @OzAndyify 4 роки тому +12

    Nice, Joe. This should be taught in schools.
    My take: "The surface area of ignorance grows as the volume of knowledge and experience increases. Only the ignorant have total faith in their wisdom."

    • @tevildo9383
      @tevildo9383 4 роки тому +1

      “As the area of our knowledge grows, so too does the perimeter of our ignorance.”
      -NDT

  • @superduperjeff09
    @superduperjeff09 4 роки тому +11

    "Be the guy your dog thinks you are" hahaha gold!!

  • @cecemepls0
    @cecemepls0 3 роки тому

    I have been binge watching your videos for DAYS now…so so so good

  • @johnnorman2113
    @johnnorman2113 4 роки тому

    The beginning was the most accurate depiction of my mind I’ve ever seen. Really..... whoa. Nailed it.

  • @jakequinn31
    @jakequinn31 4 роки тому +8

    I’ve got another voice that’s hounding me for keeping the fridge door open.

  • @jasongannon7676
    @jasongannon7676 4 роки тому +5

    I've always thought this subject should be taught from K through 12

  • @extropiantranshuman
    @extropiantranshuman 4 роки тому +9

    I wouldn't call 'confirmation bias' a subconscious experience: school teaches us to do this to write our essays!

  • @martinthompson2584
    @martinthompson2584 Рік тому

    Dude, you are smart. I think feeling like you aren't, yet you know a lot about things is a good indicator.

  • @Joe-Vis
    @Joe-Vis 4 роки тому

    It's such an important lesson to be taught that you need to read an article not just the headlines. Headlines are often a twisted truth to catch your attention. This needs to be stressed to future generations to help form independent opinions.

  • @marccolten9801
    @marccolten9801 4 роки тому +33

    Wait a sec. Is MY refrigerator watching ME? I know my smart TV is and my laptop and the guy who keeps sending me threatening e-mails demanding BitCoin payments or else.
    But I thought the fridge and me were cool. (That wasn't intentional and I just got it)

    • @ChiDraconis
      @ChiDraconis 4 роки тому +4

      They do not matter it is the Invisible Lizards staring at me through the walls

  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY 4 роки тому +25

    “Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.”
    ― Friedrich Nietzsche

  • @balazsbelavari7556
    @balazsbelavari7556 4 роки тому +6

    Joe: opens firdge
    every single food: you know the rules, and so do I

  • @soulmas520
    @soulmas520 4 роки тому +1

    "Just be the guy that your dog thinks you are"
    -is the best thing you've ever said.

  • @SlimHadley
    @SlimHadley 4 роки тому

    Saw this this morning & finally got to view! I always enjoy & learn from your work. Thank you.

  • @jibinyt
    @jibinyt 4 роки тому +8

    Need the chair turning!

  • @jojomag9822
    @jojomag9822 4 роки тому +6

    "The first rule of Dunning-Kruger Club..." DUDE! That's a T-shirt.

  • @tara5742
    @tara5742 4 роки тому +26

    While watching the intro: When did Alton Brown become handsome?

  • @petebyrdie4799
    @petebyrdie4799 4 роки тому +1

    ...and this is the video that introduced me to Mephiskapheles! Worth it just for that.

  • @jmas2312
    @jmas2312 20 днів тому

    When you reopened the fridge to grab the cake, 🎂 I understood why I love you so much ❤❤. Keep it up. You do a great job. 👏

  • @johnfoxsmith2077
    @johnfoxsmith2077 4 роки тому +51

    "Dunning Kruger effect huh? Wonder what a prime example of that is in my life?"
    *Coronavirus enters the chat
    "MaSkS DoNt WoRk ShEePlE!!"

    • @KoalaProductions
      @KoalaProductions 4 роки тому +5

      Only n95s are capable of preventing viruses penetrating with the breathed air. Some surgical masks say right on the box that they do not stop viruses. A lot of people don't wear masks properly. They simply are not effective as a one answer prevention method. Unless combined with washing hands and social distancing, masks are of little help.

    • @johnfoxsmith2077
      @johnfoxsmith2077 4 роки тому +25

      @@KoalaProductions Thank you for proving my point

    • @loganwolv3393
      @loganwolv3393 4 роки тому +4

      @@KoalaProductions "a lot of people don't wear masks properly" like these who wear it only on their mouth? or those who wear it on their neck? or are there other more nyuanced ways we can do it wrong?

    • @Treetopflyer777
      @Treetopflyer777 4 роки тому +1

      @@johnfoxsmith2077 hahaha 🎯

    • @KoalaProductions
      @KoalaProductions 4 роки тому +3

      ​@@loganwolv3393 Precisely, there is also touching of the face

  • @scorpion0498
    @scorpion0498 4 роки тому +8

    "I guarantee you've done one of these today." Actually, because I now know about these biases I have avoided them all, I'm too smart.

  • @nanoglitch6693
    @nanoglitch6693 4 роки тому +22

    "Be the guy that eats caake."

    • @adamwest8711
      @adamwest8711 4 роки тому +4

      One step ahead of ya.

    • @DaveSomething
      @DaveSomething 4 роки тому +1

      I am the guy that eats cake... a guy likes cake.

    • @aok2075
      @aok2075 4 роки тому +1

      That skit really takes the cake

  • @mickeyg.c.1654
    @mickeyg.c.1654 4 роки тому +1

    Joe's back to his great videos again! Good job thanks for uploading and feeding my brain once more.

  • @karenmcgrady6349
    @karenmcgrady6349 3 роки тому

    Thank you!!! This explains SO MUCH!! I'm posting this so others can understand why we are living in 2 realities at this moment in time!