Thinking Without Thinking: Why Your Mind Is Already Made Up
About this Event
Adelaide Launch Night!
Talks on Tuesdays is a live event series bringing big ideas, real experts, and curious minds together - at your favourite local venues. Think thought-provoking lectures, audience questions, and post-talk mingling over drinks and dinner.
This isn’t a uni lecture. It’s a social, intelligent night out.Come alone or with friends, leave with something to talk about.
Event Schedule:
6.30pm Arrival & Doors Open
7pm Lecuture Starts
7.45pm Q&A
8pm Talk Concludes
8.30pm Event Closes.
*Please arrive close to 6.30pm
A La Carte menu and full bar available throughout the night - pay as you go.
Your Topic:
Thinking Without Thinking: Why Your Mind Is Already Made Up
Most of us assume we're in control of our own thinking, but the science tells a different story. This talk dives into the automatic mind: how the brain quietly builds habits of attention and interpretation that shape your choices, your behaviour, and your everyday experience, often beneath conscious awareness. Weaving together psychology, neuroscience, and real-world examples, you will explore what it means to live with greater awareness in a world that rewards speed and multi-tasking. Walk away with fresh perspective on how your mind habits work, and a practical technique to interrupt unhelpful patterns and bring genuine intention back to the moments that matter.
Your Speaker: Associate Professor Maarten Immink
Maarten has dedicated his career to understanding how the mind, body, and environment interact to shape the way people learn, perform, and thrive. A performance scientist, educator, and consultant at Flinders University, his work draws on neuroscience, psychology, and movement science to translate research into meaningful impact for individuals and organisations across sport, health, education, and industry.
He has worked extensively with elite athletic programs including the Australian Cycling Team, Tennis Australia, Cricket SA, and the South Australian Sports Institute, specialising in mental skills training for athletes performing at the highest levels. An internationally recognised public speaker known for making complex neuroscience accessible, engaging, and immediately relevant, Maarten brings both rare scientific depth and a genuine conviction that understanding your own mind can change how you live.
Agenda
🕑: 06:30 PM
Doors open and arrival
🕑: 07:00 PM
Speaker starts
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
AUD 27.78
