This is a myth from the feel gooders. The thinking goes "We only use 10% of our brain, so imagine all that untapped potential! You can do anything!!!"
Unfortunately, it's even repeated by doctors and the media.
http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/10percnt.htm
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Claim: We use only ten percent of our brains.
Status: False.
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