Why Monday is easier to make decisions
A Life / / December 19, 2019
Although many hate Monday, the day our brains to make decisions easier than in others. Find out why this is happening and how we can extend this condition.
Bottom Bob (Bob Nease)
Scientific consultant, author.
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania analyzed the statistics of Google searches for some According to (including "diet", "gym"), and found that on Mondays many growing interest in achieving its goalsThe Fresh Start Effect: Temporal Landmarks Motivate Aspirational Behavior. A similar situation is observed in other important calendar dates: New Year, the beginning of the new school year, a birthday. In addition, the number of requests increases on Mondays "how to quit"Circaseptan (weekly) rhythms in smoking cessation considerations.
The researchers suggest that this happens because such date is separated one epoch of our life from the other. It becomes easier to think about the future and let go of your past mistakes. On Mondays we stop worrying about whether or not fast enough, we climb up the career ladder, and wonders if this is all stairs.
For personal and professional success it is very important to forget about the little things and try to see the whole picture.
But it succeeds, we very rarely. Not that we choose not to go to the gym, do not donate money to charity or not to call parents. Just we act on autopilot and do not even realize that they could have done somehow differently.
Our tendency to let things take their course reflects our brain device. Of the ten million pieces of information that the brain processes per second, only about 50 units involved in conscious thought - is 0.0005%. We are not made for constant vigilance.
Our brains simply can not at any moment to sort the different options and carefully consider every decision to be made. Instead, for most of the decisions concerning our conduct meets the subconscious.
To switch to informed decision-making mode, the brain is constantly comparing the surrounding reality with our expectations.
Only when we see a threat or something new, the brain is fully included in the decision-making process.
For some reason, every Monday and the first day of the month and New Year knock us out of the rut and make us think whether we are heading in the right. They encourage us to ponder solutionsThat, most likely, we would not even have noticed otherwise.
This effect can be enhanced by consciously arranging breaks in their usual routine. This will not only consciously think about any decisions, but also to act in accordance with them.