Yu believes that human ideas and thoughts can be expressed as changes in "circuit patterns" constructed from our billions of brain cells. The circuit patterns can be described metaphorically as mental algorithms or human software, which facilitate the work of the "supercomputer" (our brains). The mental algorithms in our habitual domains then directly influence our daily behavior and competitiveness.
他認為，人類的念頭與思路可以用數以千億計的腦細胞所構成的「電網」變化來表示，這個電網可比擬為心靈方程式或人性軟體，進而驅動超級電腦（我們的大腦）工作，而這個習慣領域的心靈方程式會直接影響到我們的日常行為與競爭力。