A'hoy hoy,

It is a common mis-conception and mis-understanding on how this topic is brought up. For some reason, the common understanding is that we only use 10% of the brains potential, and that the rest is not completely fathomable. Which is interesting, because if we did not know the full capabilities of the brain, how can you rate the percentage of how much you currently use then?!

What the text of this is always referring (except for people who are in dire delusions of the potential world of science-fiction) to is that the brain is, in fact, relatively slow because of how little we typically use at once.

In order to use 100% of your brain, you would have to do all of the following (and I believe by listing these, it will elucidate what the percentage precipiatetes):
- Be conscious and unconscious at the same time
- Eat something
- Talk and sing
- Moving every single part of your body
- Be horny
- Be listening to music and paying attention to the lyrics
- Reading
- Smelling something 'strong'
- Looking at something intriguing to the individual (art, perhaps?)
- Be in the middle of reminissing past events
- Be afraid of something
etc.

I believe that should generally explain what this "10%" is actually referring to - that the brain does not need to completely utilise every organ and part of the brain at all times.

Several have argued to me that the brain is the fastest "machine" in the world. When comparing the speed of a calculator, space shuttles, etc. the brain is obviously slower.

Also, others have noted that we do not have the brain completely maped or understand - which is true. However, when referring to the percentage of the brain that is consistently in use (not entirely, as to the mis-conception of this proclamation) it is referring to the general basic organs and parts of the brain that are in use, not the understanding of the brains capacity and potential.

Am I not leaving a margin of possibility for psychic/supernatural abilities/further unknown capabilities/etc.? No, because it is true that the brain is not entirely understood - however, that is entirely why the reason saying "We only use 10% of our brain" is even more impossible to rate a percentage of. It is just like saying, "We have travelled 10% of the way... but we don't know where we are going."

Well, I will leave it for now - it seems paramount enough to read now anyway. Thank you to whomever takes the time to read it and reply - I look forward to your feedback.

Hope I have been enlightening.