Study Facts: The Human Brain Is Designed To Choose Simple Solutions To All Faced Problems

Illustration of how the brain works (Freepic)

Choosing a safe and easy solution to avoid risks and stay in the comfort zone, including the way the human brain is designed.

Yes, a study published in the journal "Cognitive Psychology" reveals, choosing a simple solution to complex problems has deep psychological reasons.

There is a mental tendency to choose a simple approach in solving serious and complex problems, namely an easy and fast solution without too much mental effort.

Researchers from the University of Waterloo show how the human brain is designed to prefer simple and fast solutions as a way out of various problems.

In the study, a total of 2,820 participants were tested through seven experiments. They are faced with problems with simple and complicated solution options.

As a result, almost all participants consistently choose simple and easy options. This shows a brain's innate preference for simplicity.

The researchers emphasized that this tendency is not a form of laziness, but a way that the brain works efficiently without complicating the situation, by choosing a simpler path as a solution.

Simple solutions are considered more reliable, reliable, and common, while complicated solutions are often more risky, unexpected, and require greater brain efforts to reduce efficiency.

The human brain is naturally interested in efficiency, which is why simple and easy solutions are the main choice.

"Our research shows that humans really care about the efficiency of the concept of doing more with less effort and focus on this efficiency affects the way they think about explanations and achievements," said study co-author Ori Friedman.

This research also highlights the ability of the human brain to seek efficiency by streamlining its efforts, as the saying goes, "work smart, not hard."