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You do what you must do, and pay for it. So in the end all things are simple.
Ellis Peters (1913-1995) English writer, translator [pseud. of Edith Mary Pargeter]
Brother Cadfael’s Penance, ch. 16 (1994)More about this quote: wist.info/peters-ellis/75756/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ellispeters #cadfael #brothercadfael #consequences #cost #costbenefit #decision #decisionmaking #must #necessity #riskanalysis #simplicity
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You do what you must do, and pay for it. So in the end all things are simple.
Ellis Peters (1913-1995) English writer, translator [pseud. of Edith Mary Pargeter]
Brother Cadfael’s Penance, ch. 16 (1994)More about this quote: wist.info/peters-ellis/75756/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ellispeters #cadfael #brothercadfael #consequences #cost #costbenefit #decision #decisionmaking #must #necessity #riskanalysis #simplicity
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You do what you must do, and pay for it. So in the end all things are simple.
Ellis Peters (1913-1995) English writer, translator [pseud. of Edith Mary Pargeter]
Brother Cadfael’s Penance, ch. 16 (1994)More about this quote: wist.info/peters-ellis/75756/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ellispeters #cadfael #brothercadfael #consequences #cost #costbenefit #decision #decisionmaking #must #necessity #riskanalysis #simplicity
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You do what you must do, and pay for it. So in the end all things are simple.
Ellis Peters (1913-1995) English writer, translator [pseud. of Edith Mary Pargeter]
Brother Cadfael’s Penance, ch. 16 (1994)More about this quote: wist.info/peters-ellis/75756/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ellispeters #cadfael #brothercadfael #consequences #cost #costbenefit #decision #decisionmaking #must #necessity #riskanalysis #simplicity
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🍬🐁 🧠 New paper by Gong et al: Larger rewards can make #mice learn much faster than standard low-reward protocols suggest.
Across navigation, motor-skill & #DecisionMaking tasks, reward magnitude improved #learning efficiency by increasing learning rate, sustaining task engagement & helping carry improvements across sessions. Larger rewards also produced stronger, longer striatal #dopamine responses, & #optogenetic DA boosting reproduced part of the effect.
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🍬🐁 🧠 New paper by Gong et al: Larger rewards can make #mice learn much faster than standard low-reward protocols suggest.
Across navigation, motor-skill & #DecisionMaking tasks, reward magnitude improved #learning efficiency by increasing learning rate, sustaining task engagement & helping carry improvements across sessions. Larger rewards also produced stronger, longer striatal #dopamine responses, & #optogenetic DA boosting reproduced part of the effect.
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🍬🐁 🧠 New paper by Gong et al: Larger rewards can make #mice learn much faster than standard low-reward protocols suggest.
Across navigation, motor-skill & #DecisionMaking tasks, reward magnitude improved #learning efficiency by increasing learning rate, sustaining task engagement & helping carry improvements across sessions. Larger rewards also produced stronger, longer striatal #dopamine responses, & #optogenetic DA boosting reproduced part of the effect.
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🍬🐁 🧠 New paper by Gong et al: Larger rewards can make #mice learn much faster than standard low-reward protocols suggest.
Across navigation, motor-skill & #DecisionMaking tasks, reward magnitude improved #learning efficiency by increasing learning rate, sustaining task engagement & helping carry improvements across sessions. Larger rewards also produced stronger, longer striatal #dopamine responses, & #optogenetic DA boosting reproduced part of the effect.
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🍬🐁 🧠 New paper by Gong et al: Larger rewards can make #mice learn much faster than standard low-reward protocols suggest.
Across navigation, motor-skill & #DecisionMaking tasks, reward magnitude improved #learning efficiency by increasing learning rate, sustaining task engagement & helping carry improvements across sessions. Larger rewards also produced stronger, longer striatal #dopamine responses, & #optogenetic DA boosting reproduced part of the effect.
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AI Tools Are Only as Good as Your Judgment – and That's the Point
#HackerNews #AI #Tools #Judgment #Technology #Ethics #DecisionMaking
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The epistemic wall: why people who have made a decision that leads to a transformative personal experience can't provide any useful advice for others contemplating the same decision.
Video at link: https://bigthink.com/the-well/the-hidden-bias-in-every-life-changing-decision/
#DecisionMaking #Philosophy #Parenting #Divorce #Identity #ParadigmShift #RiskTaking #Science
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The Condom That Wasn’t There
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — May 25, 2026
There is a moment in many bar stories that people forget to talk about.
It happens sometime after the music, after the flirting, after the drinks, and usually after judgment has been thoroughly soaked in alcohol.
Someone says something like, “Don’t worry about it.”
Or worse:
“It’s fine.”
In sober daylight, that moment would raise alarms. But late at night, when people are drinking heavily and the room feels like a small private universe, those alarms often never go off.
The Condom Conversation That Never Happens
One of the quiet realities of drunken hookups is that the most important conversation rarely happens.
Protection.
Alcohol does something predictable to human decision-making. It weakens impulse control and shortens the distance between thought and action. Things that would normally require planning—like making sure protection is available—suddenly feel inconvenient, unnecessary, or awkward to bring up.
People assume things instead.
Someone assumes the other person is careful.
Someone assumes the other person was recently tested.
Someone assumes nothing bad will happen this one time.
Assumptions are not protection.
Alcohol and Risky Decisions
Medical research has shown for years that alcohol consumption is strongly associated with risky sexual behavior. The more intoxicated someone becomes, the less likely they are to insist on protection or think through long-term consequences.
It’s not because people are reckless by nature.
It’s because alcohol temporarily shuts down the brain’s caution system.
The part of the brain responsible for judgment and long-term thinking slows down. Meanwhile, the part that responds to excitement and reward keeps going full speed.
That imbalance is exactly why drunk decisions often feel perfectly reasonable in the moment—and completely irrational the next morning.
The Reality of STDs
Sexually transmitted infections are not rare events. They are common, widespread, and often invisible in the moment.
Many infections show no immediate symptoms. Someone can carry an infection for weeks, months, or even years without realizing it. That means the person across the room at the bar may honestly believe they are healthy.
Belief is not a medical test.
Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, HPV, and HIV all spread through encounters where protection is missing or used incorrectly. Alcohol increases the chance of those situations dramatically because it interferes with planning and communication.
One careless moment can create consequences that last far longer than a hangover.
The Myth of “It Won’t Happen to Me”
Another common feature of bar culture is the belief that bad outcomes happen to other people.
Most individuals assume they are cautious enough, lucky enough, or experienced enough to avoid serious consequences. They see their own choices as exceptions.
But infections don’t work that way.
They spread quietly through networks of people making the same assumptions at the same time.
A single night can connect two lives in ways neither person expected.
The Sober Question
There is a simple question worth asking before the drinks start flowing.
Would you make the same decision if you were sober?
If the answer is no, that’s not a romantic mystery. That’s alcohol rewriting your judgment in real time.
People often treat drunken hookups as harmless adventures. Most of the time, they are remembered later as funny stories.
But the risks attached to those stories are not imaginary. They are part of basic public health reality.
Ignoring them does not make them disappear.
Princess lifted her head from the rug and gave one of the puppies a quiet warning growl for chewing something that clearly did not belong to them.
A moment later she settled back down again.
Even the dog understands that some mistakes are easier to prevent than to fix later.
#alcoholCulture #decisionMaking #nightlife #publicHealth #relationships #sexualHealth #socialBehavior -
The Condom That Wasn’t There
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — May 25, 2026
There is a moment in many bar stories that people forget to talk about.
It happens sometime after the music, after the flirting, after the drinks, and usually after judgment has been thoroughly soaked in alcohol.
Someone says something like, “Don’t worry about it.”
Or worse:
“It’s fine.”
In sober daylight, that moment would raise alarms. But late at night, when people are drinking heavily and the room feels like a small private universe, those alarms often never go off.
The Condom Conversation That Never Happens
One of the quiet realities of drunken hookups is that the most important conversation rarely happens.
Protection.
Alcohol does something predictable to human decision-making. It weakens impulse control and shortens the distance between thought and action. Things that would normally require planning—like making sure protection is available—suddenly feel inconvenient, unnecessary, or awkward to bring up.
People assume things instead.
Someone assumes the other person is careful.
Someone assumes the other person was recently tested.
Someone assumes nothing bad will happen this one time.
Assumptions are not protection.
Alcohol and Risky Decisions
Medical research has shown for years that alcohol consumption is strongly associated with risky sexual behavior. The more intoxicated someone becomes, the less likely they are to insist on protection or think through long-term consequences.
It’s not because people are reckless by nature.
It’s because alcohol temporarily shuts down the brain’s caution system.
The part of the brain responsible for judgment and long-term thinking slows down. Meanwhile, the part that responds to excitement and reward keeps going full speed.
That imbalance is exactly why drunk decisions often feel perfectly reasonable in the moment—and completely irrational the next morning.
The Reality of STDs
Sexually transmitted infections are not rare events. They are common, widespread, and often invisible in the moment.
Many infections show no immediate symptoms. Someone can carry an infection for weeks, months, or even years without realizing it. That means the person across the room at the bar may honestly believe they are healthy.
Belief is not a medical test.
Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, HPV, and HIV all spread through encounters where protection is missing or used incorrectly. Alcohol increases the chance of those situations dramatically because it interferes with planning and communication.
One careless moment can create consequences that last far longer than a hangover.
The Myth of “It Won’t Happen to Me”
Another common feature of bar culture is the belief that bad outcomes happen to other people.
Most individuals assume they are cautious enough, lucky enough, or experienced enough to avoid serious consequences. They see their own choices as exceptions.
But infections don’t work that way.
They spread quietly through networks of people making the same assumptions at the same time.
A single night can connect two lives in ways neither person expected.
The Sober Question
There is a simple question worth asking before the drinks start flowing.
Would you make the same decision if you were sober?
If the answer is no, that’s not a romantic mystery. That’s alcohol rewriting your judgment in real time.
People often treat drunken hookups as harmless adventures. Most of the time, they are remembered later as funny stories.
But the risks attached to those stories are not imaginary. They are part of basic public health reality.
Ignoring them does not make them disappear.
Princess lifted her head from the rug and gave one of the puppies a quiet warning growl for chewing something that clearly did not belong to them.
A moment later she settled back down again.
Even the dog understands that some mistakes are easier to prevent than to fix later.
#alcoholCulture #decisionMaking #nightlife #publicHealth #relationships #sexualHealth #socialBehavior -
The Condom That Wasn’t There
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — May 25, 2026
There is a moment in many bar stories that people forget to talk about.
It happens sometime after the music, after the flirting, after the drinks, and usually after judgment has been thoroughly soaked in alcohol.
Someone says something like, “Don’t worry about it.”
Or worse:
“It’s fine.”
In sober daylight, that moment would raise alarms. But late at night, when people are drinking heavily and the room feels like a small private universe, those alarms often never go off.
The Condom Conversation That Never Happens
One of the quiet realities of drunken hookups is that the most important conversation rarely happens.
Protection.
Alcohol does something predictable to human decision-making. It weakens impulse control and shortens the distance between thought and action. Things that would normally require planning—like making sure protection is available—suddenly feel inconvenient, unnecessary, or awkward to bring up.
People assume things instead.
Someone assumes the other person is careful.
Someone assumes the other person was recently tested.
Someone assumes nothing bad will happen this one time.
Assumptions are not protection.
Alcohol and Risky Decisions
Medical research has shown for years that alcohol consumption is strongly associated with risky sexual behavior. The more intoxicated someone becomes, the less likely they are to insist on protection or think through long-term consequences.
It’s not because people are reckless by nature.
It’s because alcohol temporarily shuts down the brain’s caution system.
The part of the brain responsible for judgment and long-term thinking slows down. Meanwhile, the part that responds to excitement and reward keeps going full speed.
That imbalance is exactly why drunk decisions often feel perfectly reasonable in the moment—and completely irrational the next morning.
The Reality of STDs
Sexually transmitted infections are not rare events. They are common, widespread, and often invisible in the moment.
Many infections show no immediate symptoms. Someone can carry an infection for weeks, months, or even years without realizing it. That means the person across the room at the bar may honestly believe they are healthy.
Belief is not a medical test.
Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, HPV, and HIV all spread through encounters where protection is missing or used incorrectly. Alcohol increases the chance of those situations dramatically because it interferes with planning and communication.
One careless moment can create consequences that last far longer than a hangover.
The Myth of “It Won’t Happen to Me”
Another common feature of bar culture is the belief that bad outcomes happen to other people.
Most individuals assume they are cautious enough, lucky enough, or experienced enough to avoid serious consequences. They see their own choices as exceptions.
But infections don’t work that way.
They spread quietly through networks of people making the same assumptions at the same time.
A single night can connect two lives in ways neither person expected.
The Sober Question
There is a simple question worth asking before the drinks start flowing.
Would you make the same decision if you were sober?
If the answer is no, that’s not a romantic mystery. That’s alcohol rewriting your judgment in real time.
People often treat drunken hookups as harmless adventures. Most of the time, they are remembered later as funny stories.
But the risks attached to those stories are not imaginary. They are part of basic public health reality.
Ignoring them does not make them disappear.
Princess lifted her head from the rug and gave one of the puppies a quiet warning growl for chewing something that clearly did not belong to them.
A moment later she settled back down again.
Even the dog understands that some mistakes are easier to prevent than to fix later.
#alcoholCulture #decisionMaking #nightlife #publicHealth #relationships #sexualHealth #socialBehavior -
The Condom That Wasn’t There
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — May 25, 2026
There is a moment in many bar stories that people forget to talk about.
It happens sometime after the music, after the flirting, after the drinks, and usually after judgment has been thoroughly soaked in alcohol.
Someone says something like, “Don’t worry about it.”
Or worse:
“It’s fine.”
In sober daylight, that moment would raise alarms. But late at night, when people are drinking heavily and the room feels like a small private universe, those alarms often never go off.
The Condom Conversation That Never Happens
One of the quiet realities of drunken hookups is that the most important conversation rarely happens.
Protection.
Alcohol does something predictable to human decision-making. It weakens impulse control and shortens the distance between thought and action. Things that would normally require planning—like making sure protection is available—suddenly feel inconvenient, unnecessary, or awkward to bring up.
People assume things instead.
Someone assumes the other person is careful.
Someone assumes the other person was recently tested.
Someone assumes nothing bad will happen this one time.
Assumptions are not protection.
Alcohol and Risky Decisions
Medical research has shown for years that alcohol consumption is strongly associated with risky sexual behavior. The more intoxicated someone becomes, the less likely they are to insist on protection or think through long-term consequences.
It’s not because people are reckless by nature.
It’s because alcohol temporarily shuts down the brain’s caution system.
The part of the brain responsible for judgment and long-term thinking slows down. Meanwhile, the part that responds to excitement and reward keeps going full speed.
That imbalance is exactly why drunk decisions often feel perfectly reasonable in the moment—and completely irrational the next morning.
The Reality of STDs
Sexually transmitted infections are not rare events. They are common, widespread, and often invisible in the moment.
Many infections show no immediate symptoms. Someone can carry an infection for weeks, months, or even years without realizing it. That means the person across the room at the bar may honestly believe they are healthy.
Belief is not a medical test.
Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, HPV, and HIV all spread through encounters where protection is missing or used incorrectly. Alcohol increases the chance of those situations dramatically because it interferes with planning and communication.
One careless moment can create consequences that last far longer than a hangover.
The Myth of “It Won’t Happen to Me”
Another common feature of bar culture is the belief that bad outcomes happen to other people.
Most individuals assume they are cautious enough, lucky enough, or experienced enough to avoid serious consequences. They see their own choices as exceptions.
But infections don’t work that way.
They spread quietly through networks of people making the same assumptions at the same time.
A single night can connect two lives in ways neither person expected.
The Sober Question
There is a simple question worth asking before the drinks start flowing.
Would you make the same decision if you were sober?
If the answer is no, that’s not a romantic mystery. That’s alcohol rewriting your judgment in real time.
People often treat drunken hookups as harmless adventures. Most of the time, they are remembered later as funny stories.
But the risks attached to those stories are not imaginary. They are part of basic public health reality.
Ignoring them does not make them disappear.
Princess lifted her head from the rug and gave one of the puppies a quiet warning growl for chewing something that clearly did not belong to them.
A moment later she settled back down again.
Even the dog understands that some mistakes are easier to prevent than to fix later.
#alcoholCulture #decisionMaking #nightlife #publicHealth #relationships #sexualHealth #socialBehavior -
The Condom That Wasn’t There
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — May 25, 2026
There is a moment in many bar stories that people forget to talk about.
It happens sometime after the music, after the flirting, after the drinks, and usually after judgment has been thoroughly soaked in alcohol.
Someone says something like, “Don’t worry about it.”
Or worse:
“It’s fine.”
In sober daylight, that moment would raise alarms. But late at night, when people are drinking heavily and the room feels like a small private universe, those alarms often never go off.
The Condom Conversation That Never Happens
One of the quiet realities of drunken hookups is that the most important conversation rarely happens.
Protection.
Alcohol does something predictable to human decision-making. It weakens impulse control and shortens the distance between thought and action. Things that would normally require planning—like making sure protection is available—suddenly feel inconvenient, unnecessary, or awkward to bring up.
People assume things instead.
Someone assumes the other person is careful.
Someone assumes the other person was recently tested.
Someone assumes nothing bad will happen this one time.
Assumptions are not protection.
Alcohol and Risky Decisions
Medical research has shown for years that alcohol consumption is strongly associated with risky sexual behavior. The more intoxicated someone becomes, the less likely they are to insist on protection or think through long-term consequences.
It’s not because people are reckless by nature.
It’s because alcohol temporarily shuts down the brain’s caution system.
The part of the brain responsible for judgment and long-term thinking slows down. Meanwhile, the part that responds to excitement and reward keeps going full speed.
That imbalance is exactly why drunk decisions often feel perfectly reasonable in the moment—and completely irrational the next morning.
The Reality of STDs
Sexually transmitted infections are not rare events. They are common, widespread, and often invisible in the moment.
Many infections show no immediate symptoms. Someone can carry an infection for weeks, months, or even years without realizing it. That means the person across the room at the bar may honestly believe they are healthy.
Belief is not a medical test.
Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, HPV, and HIV all spread through encounters where protection is missing or used incorrectly. Alcohol increases the chance of those situations dramatically because it interferes with planning and communication.
One careless moment can create consequences that last far longer than a hangover.
The Myth of “It Won’t Happen to Me”
Another common feature of bar culture is the belief that bad outcomes happen to other people.
Most individuals assume they are cautious enough, lucky enough, or experienced enough to avoid serious consequences. They see their own choices as exceptions.
But infections don’t work that way.
They spread quietly through networks of people making the same assumptions at the same time.
A single night can connect two lives in ways neither person expected.
The Sober Question
There is a simple question worth asking before the drinks start flowing.
Would you make the same decision if you were sober?
If the answer is no, that’s not a romantic mystery. That’s alcohol rewriting your judgment in real time.
People often treat drunken hookups as harmless adventures. Most of the time, they are remembered later as funny stories.
But the risks attached to those stories are not imaginary. They are part of basic public health reality.
Ignoring them does not make them disappear.
Princess lifted her head from the rug and gave one of the puppies a quiet warning growl for chewing something that clearly did not belong to them.
A moment later she settled back down again.
Even the dog understands that some mistakes are easier to prevent than to fix later.
#alcoholCulture #decisionMaking #nightlife #publicHealth #relationships #sexualHealth #socialBehavior -
https://www.europesays.com/people/85313/ The European Commission’s Power Grab #censorship #centralization #CorruptionScandal #DecisionMaking #EEAS #EU #EUHighRepresentative #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanCouncil #EuropeanDemocracyShield #EuropeanUnion #FedericaMogherini #ForeignPolicy #KajaKallas #rivalry #StefanoSannino #supranational #UrsulaVonDerLeyen
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Upstream "How many problems are we tolerating simply because we’ve forgotten that we can fix them" Sale: $32 to $2.99 by Dan Heath Rating: 4.6/5 (2,053 Reviews) #upstream #booksky #books #business #management #leadership #decisionmaking #problemsolving
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Upstream "How many problems are we tolerating simply because we’ve forgotten that we can fix them" Sale: $32 to $2.99 by Dan Heath Rating: 4.6/5 (2,053 Reviews) #upstream #booksky #books #business #management #leadership #decisionmaking #problemsolving
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Upstream "How many problems are we tolerating simply because we’ve forgotten that we can fix them" Sale: $32 to $2.99 by Dan Heath Rating: 4.6/5 (2,053 Reviews) #upstream #booksky #books #business #management #leadership #decisionmaking #problemsolving
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Upstream "How many problems are we tolerating simply because we’ve forgotten that we can fix them" Sale: $32 to $2.99 by Dan Heath Rating: 4.6/5 (2,053 Reviews) #upstream #booksky #books #business #management #leadership #decisionmaking #problemsolving
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How Your #Brain Decides What Matters
https://nautil.us/how-your-brain-decides-what-matters-1281159
Traditional #neuroscience mythologized the amygdala as a simple fear switch, but recent studies on a rare genetic disorder reveal its deeper role in social and economic decision-making. Rather than just detecting threats, the basolateral amygdala acts as "...a kind of social compass, helping to weigh the needs and intentions of others and decide who matters to us." When this neural circuitry is damaged, individuals fail to properly balance risk and reward, displaying "...a diminished ability to flexibly weigh uncertainty, self-interest, and the intentions of others." This computational deficit often manifests as extreme generosity to strangers, demonstrating "...a willingness to help others without the usual filtering of context." Complex social choices rely on this vital brain region to "...integrate self-interest with concern for others into a single signal that guides behavior."
#BehavioralEconomics #DecisionMaking #SocialCognition -
How Your #Brain Decides What Matters
https://nautil.us/how-your-brain-decides-what-matters-1281159
Traditional #neuroscience mythologized the amygdala as a simple fear switch, but recent studies on a rare genetic disorder reveal its deeper role in social and economic decision-making. Rather than just detecting threats, the basolateral amygdala acts as "...a kind of social compass, helping to weigh the needs and intentions of others and decide who matters to us." When this neural circuitry is damaged, individuals fail to properly balance risk and reward, displaying "...a diminished ability to flexibly weigh uncertainty, self-interest, and the intentions of others." This computational deficit often manifests as extreme generosity to strangers, demonstrating "...a willingness to help others without the usual filtering of context." Complex social choices rely on this vital brain region to "...integrate self-interest with concern for others into a single signal that guides behavior."
#BehavioralEconomics #DecisionMaking #SocialCognition -
How Your #Brain Decides What Matters
https://nautil.us/how-your-brain-decides-what-matters-1281159
Traditional #neuroscience mythologized the amygdala as a simple fear switch, but recent studies on a rare genetic disorder reveal its deeper role in social and economic decision-making. Rather than just detecting threats, the basolateral amygdala acts as "...a kind of social compass, helping to weigh the needs and intentions of others and decide who matters to us." When this neural circuitry is damaged, individuals fail to properly balance risk and reward, displaying "...a diminished ability to flexibly weigh uncertainty, self-interest, and the intentions of others." This computational deficit often manifests as extreme generosity to strangers, demonstrating "...a willingness to help others without the usual filtering of context." Complex social choices rely on this vital brain region to "...integrate self-interest with concern for others into a single signal that guides behavior."
#BehavioralEconomics #DecisionMaking #SocialCognition -
How Your #Brain Decides What Matters
https://nautil.us/how-your-brain-decides-what-matters-1281159
Traditional #neuroscience mythologized the amygdala as a simple fear switch, but recent studies on a rare genetic disorder reveal its deeper role in social and economic decision-making. Rather than just detecting threats, the basolateral amygdala acts as "...a kind of social compass, helping to weigh the needs and intentions of others and decide who matters to us." When this neural circuitry is damaged, individuals fail to properly balance risk and reward, displaying "...a diminished ability to flexibly weigh uncertainty, self-interest, and the intentions of others." This computational deficit often manifests as extreme generosity to strangers, demonstrating "...a willingness to help others without the usual filtering of context." Complex social choices rely on this vital brain region to "...integrate self-interest with concern for others into a single signal that guides behavior."
#BehavioralEconomics #DecisionMaking #SocialCognition -
How Your #Brain Decides What Matters
https://nautil.us/how-your-brain-decides-what-matters-1281159
Traditional #neuroscience mythologized the amygdala as a simple fear switch, but recent studies on a rare genetic disorder reveal its deeper role in social and economic decision-making. Rather than just detecting threats, the basolateral amygdala acts as "...a kind of social compass, helping to weigh the needs and intentions of others and decide who matters to us." When this neural circuitry is damaged, individuals fail to properly balance risk and reward, displaying "...a diminished ability to flexibly weigh uncertainty, self-interest, and the intentions of others." This computational deficit often manifests as extreme generosity to strangers, demonstrating "...a willingness to help others without the usual filtering of context." Complex social choices rely on this vital brain region to "...integrate self-interest with concern for others into a single signal that guides behavior."
#BehavioralEconomics #DecisionMaking #SocialCognition -
A study of approximately 100 individuals tested whether repeated exposure to false but fluent statements leads people to believe they are true, and whether knowledge of their falsity protects against such a tendency. Results were ambiguous, but evidence weighed in favor of knowledge protecting against truth illusions.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010027726001393
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A study of approximately 100 individuals tested whether repeated exposure to false but fluent statements leads people to believe they are true, and whether knowledge of their falsity protects against such a tendency. Results were ambiguous, but evidence weighed in favor of knowledge protecting against truth illusions.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010027726001393
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A study of approximately 100 individuals tested whether repeated exposure to false but fluent statements leads people to believe they are true, and whether knowledge of their falsity protects against such a tendency. Results were ambiguous, but evidence weighed in favor of knowledge protecting against truth illusions.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010027726001393
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A study of approximately 100 individuals tested whether repeated exposure to false but fluent statements leads people to believe they are true, and whether knowledge of their falsity protects against such a tendency. Results were ambiguous, but evidence weighed in favor of knowledge protecting against truth illusions.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010027726001393
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A study of approximately 100 individuals tested whether repeated exposure to false but fluent statements leads people to believe they are true, and whether knowledge of their falsity protects against such a tendency. Results were ambiguous, but evidence weighed in favor of knowledge protecting against truth illusions.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010027726001393
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Every decision carries more than facts. It carries the emotional weight of past experience, the current state of the person making the decision, and the way both are compressed. https://antonmb.com/en/blog/emotional-weight-of-decisions-fibonacci #DecisionMaking #Psychology #EmotionalIntelligence #PersonalGrowth -
Every decision carries more than facts. It carries the emotional weight of past experience, the current state of the person making the decision, and the way both are compressed. https://antonmb.com/en/blog/emotional-weight-of-decisions-fibonacci #DecisionMaking #Psychology #EmotionalIntelligence #PersonalGrowth -
Every decision carries more than facts. It carries the emotional weight of past experience, the current state of the person making the decision, and the way both are compressed. https://antonmb.com/en/blog/emotional-weight-of-decisions-fibonacci #DecisionMaking #Psychology #EmotionalIntelligence #PersonalGrowth -
Every decision carries more than facts. It carries the emotional weight of past experience, the current state of the person making the decision, and the way both are compressed. https://antonmb.com/en/blog/emotional-weight-of-decisions-fibonacci #DecisionMaking #Psychology #EmotionalIntelligence #PersonalGrowth -
Every decision carries more than facts. It carries the emotional weight of past experience, the current state of the person making the decision, and the way both are compressed. https://antonmb.com/en/blog/emotional-weight-of-decisions-fibonacci #DecisionMaking #Psychology #EmotionalIntelligence #PersonalGrowth -
Four experiments found that people make less-impulsive decisions when they need to pee.
Original paper (not open access): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21467548/
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Four experiments found that people make less-impulsive decisions when they need to pee.
Original paper (not open access): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21467548/
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Four experiments found that people make less-impulsive decisions when they need to pee.
Original paper (not open access): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21467548/
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Four experiments found that people make less-impulsive decisions when they need to pee.
Original paper (not open access): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21467548/
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Four experiments found that people make less-impulsive decisions when they need to pee.
Original paper (not open access): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21467548/
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Rapid Thought, Superior Play: Chess Data Unveils Speed-Quality Link
Does playing chess fast improve move quality? New data from May 2026 shows professional players make better moves when they think quickly.
#chessnews, #speedchess, #decisionmaking, #may2026, #chessstrategy
https://newsletter.tf/fast-chess-moves-better-quality-may-2026/
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New data shows that professional chess players who move faster often make better choices. This is a big change from the idea that more thinking time always leads to better results.
#chessnews, #speedchess, #decisionmaking, #may2026, #chessstrategy
https://newsletter.tf/fast-chess-moves-better-quality-may-2026/ -
The Performance of Certainty: Analyzing the Impulse for Closure
Simone Stolzoff's new book, 'How to Not Know,' explains how modern life makes us crave certainty and how to manage uncertainty better.
#Uncertainty, #NewBook, #SimoneStolzoff, #MentalHealth, #DecisionMaking
https://newsletter.tf/book-explains-need-for-certainty-in-uncertain-times/
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The Performance of Certainty: Analyzing the Impulse for Closure
Simone Stolzoff's new book, 'How to Not Know,' explains how modern life makes us crave certainty and how to manage uncertainty better.
#Uncertainty, #NewBook, #SimoneStolzoff, #MentalHealth, #DecisionMaking
https://newsletter.tf/book-explains-need-for-certainty-in-uncertain-times/
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The Performance of Certainty: Analyzing the Impulse for Closure
Simone Stolzoff's new book, 'How to Not Know,' explains how modern life makes us crave certainty and how to manage uncertainty better.
#Uncertainty, #NewBook, #SimoneStolzoff, #MentalHealth, #DecisionMaking
https://newsletter.tf/book-explains-need-for-certainty-in-uncertain-times/
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The Performance of Certainty: Analyzing the Impulse for Closure
Simone Stolzoff's new book, 'How to Not Know,' explains how modern life makes us crave certainty and how to manage uncertainty better.
#Uncertainty, #NewBook, #SimoneStolzoff, #MentalHealth, #DecisionMaking
https://newsletter.tf/book-explains-need-for-certainty-in-uncertain-times/
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The Performance of Certainty: Analyzing the Impulse for Closure
Simone Stolzoff's new book, 'How to Not Know,' explains how modern life makes us crave certainty and how to manage uncertainty better.
#Uncertainty, #NewBook, #SimoneStolzoff, #MentalHealth, #DecisionMaking
https://newsletter.tf/book-explains-need-for-certainty-in-uncertain-times/
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Simone Stolzoff's new book discusses the pressure to appear certain in today's world. It offers ways to handle the constant need for answers.
#Uncertainty, #NewBook, #SimoneStolzoff, #MentalHealth, #DecisionMaking
https://newsletter.tf/book-explains-need-for-certainty-in-uncertain-times/ -
Simone Stolzoff's new book discusses the pressure to appear certain in today's world. It offers ways to handle the constant need for answers.
#Uncertainty, #NewBook, #SimoneStolzoff, #MentalHealth, #DecisionMaking
https://newsletter.tf/book-explains-need-for-certainty-in-uncertain-times/