Your Brain’s Hidden Illusions

Your brain is lying to you right now. That voice in your head reading these words isn't actually

a voice at all. It's an illusion your brain creates to make sense of written symbols.

Here's what else your mind is hiding from you. First, you can't actually

multitask. Your brain just rapidly switches between tasks, losing efficiency

each time. Second, your memories are completely unreliable. Every time you recall

something, your brain rewrites it, adding or removing details.

Third, you're literally blind for about two hours every day.

Your brain fills in the gaps during eye movements so you don't notice. Fourth,