My Life as an Experiment Quote

For my first blog about the book "My Life as an Experiment", I'm going to pick my favorite quotes and explain why they interest me so much. I have come across many abstract ideas and suggestions from the author A.J. Jacobs, which makes this book so intriguing to me, but there are a few quotes that I would like to point out. 


The first quote is the first line of Chapter 5, which is titled "The Rationality Project". It states...

"My brain is deeply flawed. And no offense, but so is yours."

The reason why I love this statement so much is because it is a very blunt way of saying that we as human beings all have imperfections in the way that we think, act, communicate, so on and so forth. Everyone in some way falls under the evils of stereotyping, rationalization, overreacting, and being credulous. Even though these are just a few prime examples, these are all concepts that everyone should at least try to understand and recognize when it happens to them and crosses their mind in everyday life. Maybe one day someone can figure out how to avoid these imperfections...oh wait that would be a robot. These flaws in our brains are part of human nature, and ultimately they are impossible to avoid. It's those who are aware of these glitches that empower their minds that are capable of exuding a sense of humbleness and honesty. The ones who don't recognize their faults are the ones who will forever believe that they are above all else and that their minds are mini utopias. I am an advocate for pushing ourselves to our fullest potential, which DOES require a sense of cockiness, but the difference is that when you realize your own faults you are then being an ACTUAL human being. 


Lights says it best in her song "Everybody Breaks a Glass"...

"Somewhere perfection lies, but not for you and I."

 We should all be honest with ourselves and work on our flaws, even though they will always be there, and not consume our minds with the belief that we are "perfect".