The brain has a voracious hunger for information. Our brains are fed all the time by the five senses. The eyes and ears consume more information than the other senses. It processes all the information to maximise your pleasure and minimise your pain. In other words, it is your first go-to person. Thanks to God who has built a great intuitive mind in every human being on the planet.

The brain gets riveted when it encounters challenges to find solutions. As a student of brain research, I have penchants to put it to the test and figure out what it is capable of doing.

I was on my way to Kanchipuram to meet the MD of one of the prominent retail chains. I boarded a government bus from CMBT. The bus started and was on its way. The conductor of the bus gave away the tickets. I did not know the ticket cost and I did not want to ask the co-passengers either. I wanted to find out the cost by observing. I just observed the conductor to find out how much he is charging. I could not comprehend. As he closed my previous seat passenger, I was keen to know how much he was asking him. But the conductor did not ask him anything. The passenger gave him 100 rupees. The conductor asked him to give another 20 rupees. I immediately guessed that the cost could not be 120 rupees as Kanvhipuram is not too far from Chennai. The conductor would have asked him for 20 so that he could return 50 rupees. I decided in my mind that the ticket cost was 70 rupees only and I was ready with just 70 rupees. I gave 70 to the conductor without saying anything. He gave me a ticket worth 70.

My brain processed the minimum available data and assisted me to be ready to act right. Perhaps this event is insignificant, yet the application of the mind is right.

Hence, consciously allow your natural intelligence to figure things out. Your brain will remain exuberant. If you do not use your brain, someone else will use it.