You 2.0: In the Heat of the Moment

Hidden Brain

Hidden Brain Media

Arts, Science, Performing Arts, Social Sciences

4.6 • 40.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In a fit of anger or in the grip of fear, many of us make decisions that we never would have anticipated. As part of our You 2.0 summer series, we look at situations that make us strangers to ourselves — and why it's so difficult to remember what these "hot states" feel like once the moment is over. If you like our work, please consider supporting it! See how you can help at support.hiddenbrain.org. And to learn more about human behavior and ideas that can improve your life, subscribe to our newsletter at news.hiddenbrain.org.

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0:00.0	This is Hidden Brain, I'm Shankar Vedanta.
0:03.0	So often, when we're thinking about who we are and what we want from our lives,
0:07.8	we think about the choices that we make.
0:10.6	How do we get from point A to point B?
0:13.4	What steps can we take to improve our careers, our relationships, our personal health?
0:21.1	As we ponder these questions, it can be tempting to assume that all we need is the right blueprint,
0:26.7	and we can build the exact life that we want.
0:32.5	But the choices we make are only part of the equation.
0:36.3	So often, the trajectory of our lives is shaped by moments when a decision-making goes haywire,
0:43.4	when we act in ways that feel completely out of character.
0:48.0	What are we to make of these moments?
0:50.1	What do they tell us about our inner selves?
0:52.8	This week on Hidden Brain, as part of our annual U2.0 series, we bring you a favorite episode
1:00.8	about certain situations that cause us to become strangers to ourselves.
1:07.9	They definitely didn't maintain cool and calm.
1:12.0	My entire body froze.
1:13.8	I was just an absolute, blubbering mass.
1:17.2	I became filled with anger and I just kind of lost it.
1:27.9	And we look at the deep psychological mystery that occurs during these moments.
1:32.1	No matter how many times we discover the stranger's living inside us,
1:35.6	the next time, always catches us by surprise.
1:54.3	Quick heads up.
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