Is it possible that social pain, emotional pain and being alone can
have just as powerful an impact on the pain centers of your mind as
physical pain?
“Neuroscientist
Matthew Lieberman explains that through his studies he’s learned that
our kryptonite is ignoring the importance of our social superpowers and
by building on our social intuition, we can make ourselves smarter,
happier, and more productive. In this TEDx Talk, Lieberman explores
groundbreaking research in social neuroscience that reveals that our
need to connect with other people is even more fundamental than our need
for food or shelter and that the social pain and pleasure we experience
has just as much impact as physical pain and pleasure.” -Ted Talk
How could this knowledge impact the way we treat others and the way we treat ourselves? Maybe the saying “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me” is more incorrect than we ever imagined before.
Being aware of the pain we cause in others when they are ‘left out‘ could dramatically change how we treat others. Perhaps now we can feel a sense of relief knowing that we arent crazy for feeling hurt. We can actually be in real pain when we are separated, isolated and alone.
Another
fascinating thing about this talk is the part about learning.
Understanding our social powers can be the key to learning, being
productive, being successful and having the ability to change the world.
When we learn a topic with the intent to teach it to someone else we
learn it much better than if we only learn it to take a test. Our drive
for connection has a greater impact than our desire for high test
scores.
It
is crucial that we learn these skills and recognise the endless
connections between ourselves and the people around us. We are all one,
we all have an impact on the world around us. Let us move forward with
love and understanding for ourselves, and everyone we come in contact
with.
Thank you for reading,
Kirsten
Spirit Team
“Neuroscientist
Matthew Lieberman explains that through his studies he’s learned that
our kryptonite is ignoring the importance of our social superpowers and
by building on our social intuition, we can make ourselves smarter,
happier, and more productive. In this TEDx Talk, Lieberman explores
groundbreaking research in social neuroscience that reveals that our
need to connect with other people is even more fundamental than our need
for food or shelter and that the social pain and pleasure we experience
has just as much impact as physical pain and pleasure.” -Ted Talk
Check out this amazing TED Talk about our social superpowers.
Wow did you hear that? Even basic pain relievers have the same pain
relief with social or emotional pain as it does with physical pain!
How could this knowledge impact the way we treat others and the way we treat ourselves? Maybe the saying “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me” is more incorrect than we ever imagined before.Being aware of the pain we cause in others when they are ‘left out‘ could dramatically change how we treat others. Perhaps now we can feel a sense of relief knowing that we arent crazy for feeling hurt. We can actually be in real pain when we are separated, isolated and alone.
Another
fascinating thing about this talk is the part about learning.
Understanding our social powers can be the key to learning, being
productive, being successful and having the ability to change the world.
When we learn a topic with the intent to teach it to someone else we
learn it much better than if we only learn it to take a test. Our drive
for connection has a greater impact than our desire for high test
scores.
It
is crucial that we learn these skills and recognise the endless
connections between ourselves and the people around us. We are all one,
we all have an impact on the world around us. Let us move forward with
love and understanding for ourselves, and everyone we come in contact
with.Thank you for reading,
Kirsten
Spirit Team
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