Thought Provokers: 2/1/2023

It isn’t knowing things that makes you smart. It’s how easily you learn new things and what you do with that information.

For an organ that evolved to keep us safe from danger, the brain really likes activities that are dangerous. (e.g. doing drugs, driving fast, etc.)

We spend around two years teaching our children how to walk and talk, then the remainder of their childhood trying to get them just to sit down and shut up.

The reason why people hate ads more than commercials is that TV shows have built-in stopping points before commercials while ads just pop up in the middle of the video.

When you flip a coin and it lands on heads, it actually lands on tails.

There won’t be anyone around to physically move the Doomsday Clock to midnight.

Our approach to landfills is akin to sliding everything into a drawer to clean your desk and hoping it all works out.

Billions of dollars are spent on advertising that is simply ignored and skipped.

Camping is fun as long as you know it’s not permanent.

Cinnamon is technically just yummy sawdust.

People who shave their heads because they are losing their hair don’t get any credit for the bravery that takes.

Missing university life after finishing a degree and joining the workforce feels a lot like missing kindergarten in your first year of school.

One pump pumps, but several pumps pump.

All bags are reusable if you reuse them.

Every hand comes with its own unique font.

The job requiring the most convincing acting skills is not an actor. It’s an undercover agent.

We grow up learning that every snowflake is unique but there’s no way that can be proven.

Blind people are better at ‘Simon says’ as they’re not distracted by misleading visual cues.

People often have belief in things they cannot see, yet do not believe in themselves despite seeing themselves every day.

Before the industrial revolution, it was nearly impossible to find two identical objects.

Betting companies can only make money if you lose money.

He or she is a true friend if you comfortably can eat a saucy burger in front of him or her.

Millions of rabbits disagree about their feet being lucky.

Selfish people are often self-conscious but rarely have self-awareness.

Humans were the first animal to be domesticated.

Kids are bullied for being different and adults are praised for being different.