Thoughtful Thursday: Decisions

If you all have time I want you to listen to this podcast from Radio Lab: http://blogs.wnyc.org/radiolab/2008/11/18/choice/.

It's about the choice and how we make choices. It's very interesting.

For those who don't have the patience to listen, here's the take away:
You have two parts of your brain 1) Emotion and 2) Logic. They normally keep each other in check so that you can make choices. However they have a capacity, especially the logically side and if it has too much to handle, the other one has to take over. This is why when people are trying to figure out something (like why that boy didn't call, why they lost their job, or why their friends are acting weird) they are more likely to make more emotionally based emotions in other aspects of their life because the logically side is distracted and the emotional side is taking over. This could result in bad eating, drinking too much, and/or smoking.

Now I have a pretty well exercised analytical side...but I have a HORRIBLE diet. When I'm bored I can make lists and plan out foods and even go and buy everything but when I get to work and I've been analyzing things all day I become very impulsive in my only outlet during the day...my lunch. I eat fast food and chicken even when I brought something else for lunch. I've struggled with my random cravings for forever and the more I think about things, the worse it gets. Hmmm...

Enlightenment: Less thinking might equal better eating...I'll let you know.