The Best Time To Make A Decision Is... When You Have To Pee Really Badly?
from the ah,-science dept
Via Notcot, we learn of some recent studies on decision making that suggest all sorts of things will distract you from making a good decision (sexual arousal, touch, sleep deprivation, etc.), but what will help you make a good decision? Apparently, having a really full bladder.A full bladder, apparently, helps us take more rational, long-term decisions. At least that was the finding of a study carried out by Mirjam Tuk, a professor at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. In an experiment, Tuk tested two sets of participants. The first was told to drink five cups of water; the second to take just five sips. After 40 minutes, they were tested on their decision-making abilities. Tuk says that the group who were, by now, crossing their legs, were better able to exercise self-control and hold out for larger rewards.Honestly, it sounds like the study's applicability may be limited, but just to be safe, I think my new corporate management philosophy is going to involve forcing everyone to drink a lot, but keeping the bathrooms locked up for "cleaning" most of the time... It's foolproof.
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Think About It
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you can spend your life making bad decisions but piss your pants just once . . .
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Until your staff start wearing Depends.
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With a company policy like that, you just might end up getting pissed on by some pissed off employees.
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Explains some things
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Valdez's First Law
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Trying to decide whether to post in this thread . . .
Ohhh, the dilemma. Should I post and waste everyone's time? Or run to the . . .
. . . oh drat! Nevermind. Not so stressed about it anymore.
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Foolproof right up until your building's Maintenance Dept. starts demanding hazard pay to clean your conference rooms...
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Drink water folks.
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A warning that the other group didn't had.
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I'm guessing
Being tense, brings into dominance motivations related to making "life and death" important decisions.
Are we tugging at the web of relaxation or at the web of don't-make-a-mistake?
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Sorry Mike, I just patented that as a business model.
Now you owe me money for thinking about it.
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