Decision-Making
The Ice Cream for Breakfast Dilemma: Logic vs Desire
Core thesis: The ice cream for breakfast dilemma illustrates the core conflict between immediate desire and r…
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Decision-Making
How to Win the War Against Your Inner Dog's Desires
Core thesis: Winning the war against your inner dog's desires requires less dramatic force and more consisten…
Decision-Making
Using Pure Logic to Discipline Your Primal Desires and Cravings
The Logic-Desire Interface Primal desires and cravings are not irrational forces that stand in opposition to…
Decision-Making
The Long Process of Rewiring Your Brain's Unhealthy Cravings
Neuroplasticity and the Maladaptive Circuit An unhealthy craving is not a weakness of character; it is a stre…
Decision-Making
How to Tell Your Inner Dog "No" Without Feeling Deprived
The Linguistic Framing of Denial The word "no" is a high-stakes linguistic event in the brain. When directed…
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The Long-Term Benefits of Disciplined Emotional Training and Control
From Reactivity to Responsivity Emotional training is the systematic practice of inserting cognitive processi…
Decision-Making
How to Master Your Inner Dog for a Better Life
The Master-Servant Relationship The inner dog is not an enemy to be destroyed; it is a servant to be mastered…
Decision-Making
Step: The Transformative Power of Writing Things Down
The Externalization of Working Memory The human brain is a magnificent pattern recognizer but a terrible fili…
Decision-Making
Why You Should Start Journaling Your Decisions Immediately
The Decision Journal as a Cognitive Prosthetic Every decision you make is an experiment, and every experiment…
Decision-Making
The 4th Step to Making Better Choices: Putting Pen to Paper
Contextualizing the Fourth Step In any systematic process of improvement, the first steps are typically aware…
Decision-Making
How Writing Things Down Can Radically Improve Your Decision-Making
Cognitive Offloading and the Expansion of Processing Power The human brain is a limited processor, and decisi…
Decision-Making
Clearing Emotional Drivel From Your Mind Through the Act of Writing
The Nature of Emotional Drivel The mind is not a quiet place. It is a continuous stream of thoughts, images,…