TRICK YOUR BRAIN.

Did you know you can trick your brain into believing almost anything you want it to?

The first time I heard this was from my coach. We were talking about something (can’t quite remember what), and I mentioned how much I loved taking late-night walks, even though it wasn’t the safest. He encouraged me to keep doing it. I laughed, thinking, Who’s letting me out of the house that late?

Then he said, “You can go on those walks in your head; your brain won’t know the difference.” I thought it sounded crazy! How could I possibly trick my own brain into thinking I was out there when I was very much inside?

But I tried it. It wasn’t perfect, and it probably takes some real skill, but I started to see how it might work.

Then just yesterday, I saw it in action again. My boss and I were out running errands, and by the end, we were exhausted. He really wanted a chilled Fanta, but all we could find was Coke. So he drank the Coke and then casually told me he’d just had Fanta. I asked, How?! He explained he’d told his brain it was Fanta, and somehow, that’s what he tasted.

Curious, I looked it up, and it turns out our brains are incredibly powerful and surprisingly easy to influence. One of the coolest things about the brain is its openness to suggestion and imagination. Essentially, you can “trick” it in some pretty interesting ways.

When you vividly imagine something, your brain activates similar neural circuits to those it would if you were actually experiencing it. This means that visualizing a walk outside or even tasting a specific drink can actually lead your brain to believe it’s happening. This is known as "neuroplasticity"—the brain’s amazing ability to adapt and rewire itself in response to what we imagine. So when you imagine things with intensity and detail, your brain starts to treat those experiences as real.

So, yes—you really can change your perception to fit what you want. Isn’t that incredible?

MerryWeekend

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