DIY – The Addiction Game | Brain Games

we’ve all been the victim of a good
cliffhanger whether it’s your favorite
television show or mystery novel
it’s how they hook to make sure you tune
in next week to find out what happened
I’m going to let you in on a little
secret a way you can hook your friends
the next time you’re out or at dinner
and you don’t even need your own
television show in a second I’m going to
ask you a question
but first I just need to take care of
something
okay quickly tell me what is the capital
of Colorado did you get it I bet you did
most folks know that the capital of
Colorado is Denver but that’s not the
real game we’re playing here did it
maybe take you a second longer to answer
than it should have and is it because
you were curious and thinking about what
was written on that piece of paper and
are you still wondering if you ever
experienced a moment of cognitive
overload that brain twisting feeling
that you get when you can’t seem to get
your thoughts in order don’t worry
any time your brain is faced with a
mysterious message or a cliffhanger the
dopamine receptors in your frontal lobe
they become active and these are the
same neural networks associated with
addiction in your brain basically your
brain becomes hooked until it finds out
what happens next so the next time
you’re hanging out with friends try this
game with them write something down on a
piece of paper don’t reveal what it is
and I guarantee you’ll have them hooked
and they won’t even realize it’s all in
their head oh probably still wondering
what’s inside this box right well let’s
take a look
you
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