Hidden Brain · 2026-08-31 · 50 min · 7,605 words

The Things We Don't Say

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Hey there, Shankar here. Do you feel like you've lost your ability to focus? Do you start a task and then quickly find yourself distracted by something else? We explore the research on attention. and how you can begin to reclaim your ability to focus

in the latest episode on our new YouTube channel. go to youtube dot com slash at hidden brain or click the link in the show notes for today's episode. Okay. Here's today's show.

This is Hidden Brain. I'm Shankar Vedanta. When children are very small, the Their minds are often an open book. They say what they mean.

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