Your brain is a master storyteller — but not always an honest one. In Episode 2, we peel back the layers of everyday mental illusions and reveal how your mind bends reality to protect, persuade, and sometimes sabotage you.
From false memories and emotional reasoning to pattern-seeking and self-justification, this episode unpacks the invisible scripts running behind your decisions. These are the lies that feel like truths — the quiet ones you rarely question.
🔍 You’ll learn about:
• The memory glitch that makes you swear something happened (when it didn’t)
• How emotions distort logic — and why that’s not always bad
• Why your brain fills in gaps to create a “clean” version of reality
• The evolutionary reason your mind lies — and how to work with it, not against it
Featuring insights from neuroscience and cognitive psychology, plus powerful real-world examples, this episode will change the way you think... about how you think.
🎯 Challenge of the week: Spot one "brain lie" in your day — and call it out.
If you’ve ever trusted your gut, misjudged someone, or replayed a memory only to find out it was wrong — this episode is your mirror.
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