You have more power over reality than you think | Lisa Feldman Barrett

We created this video in partnership with Unlikely Collaborators. Psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett on how the way we perceive emotions is based on patterns in our culture, not universal signals. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett argues even color isn't fixed biologically — a four-coned visual system would make today's "objective" red look wrong, the way colorblindness already does for some people and animals. The same holds for emotion: a scowl reads as anger, but it's a learned stereotype, not a universal signal. She applies the same logic to self-control. Choosing an apple over chips is less about willpower and more about reshaping your "remembered past" so the apple becomes the natural choice. And she closes with karma: you're partly in control of the reality others have to live in, which means you're partly responsible for it too. Read more from this interview ► https://bigthink.com/videos/you-have-more-control-over-reality-than-you-think/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description Explore the Perception Box series hub ► https://bigthink.com/perception-box/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Member Get exclusive access to full interviews, early access to new releases, Big Think merch and more. https://members.bigthink.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description ►Get Big Think+ for Business Guide, inspire and accelerate leaders at all levels of your company with the biggest minds in business. https://bigthink.com/plus/great-leaders-think-big/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------