Morning Buzz: Study says don’t “sleep on” big decision

WebMd.com reports new research published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology says sleeping on a big decision could lead to a poor choice.
The WebMD report says decisions like buying a big ticket item (a house or car for example) require careful and conscious deliberation, according to this new study.
University of New South Wales psychologist Ben Newell, author of the new study, said in a press release, "We found very little evidence of the superiority of unconscious thought for complex decisions. On the contrary, our research suggests that unconscious thought is more susceptible to irrelevant factors, such as how recently information has been seen rather than how important it is."
The findings of this study are based on the results of four experiments where college students were asked to choose the best option in a complex situation.
This contradicts other studies. According to WebMD, some argue that unconscious thought is best for making a complex decision – because it’s not limited by interruptions that occur in the conscious mind.
What do you think?

Posted by on 08/13 at 03:07 AM

I think I’ll sleep on it and get back to you on it Lyra.

Posted by  on  08/13  at  08:13 AM

“Let me sleep on it
Baby.. baby let me sleep on it
Let me sleep on it
And I’ll give you an answer in the morning

Let me sleep on it !!!

Will you love me forever?

I couldn’t take it any longer
Lord I was crazed
And when the feeling came upon me
Like a tidal wave
I started swearing to my God and on my mother’s grave
That I would love you to the end of time
I swore that I would love you to the end of time!


So now I’m praying for the end of time
To hurry up and arrive
Cause if I gotta spend another minute with you
I don’t think that I can really survive”

...Even Meatloaf knew..way back then..that it is best to take the much needed time to think something out..

Had she allowed him to sleep on it..this song would have had an entirely different ending.. smile

Posted by  on  08/13  at  08:44 AM

Who wrote that song Wolf?

Posted by  on  08/13  at  10:09 AM

Jim Steinman was the one who wrote the song…

He also wrote the song Air Supply sings..Making Love Out Of Nothing At All…

The guy was born to write songs..

Posted by  on  08/13  at  10:15 AM

Probably one of the most creative songs ever attributed to Steinman was a Bonnie Tyler tune..

Total Eclipse of the Heart..it was a masterpiece..

In an interview..Steinman claimed that he wrote the song then changed it 3 times..decided to sleep on it…the next morning he changed 2 lines in the song..and Bonnie recorded it..

..the rest is history..

Ok I’ll fess up here..I made up the part about him sleeping on it..but I am under contract with Lyra to stay on topic.. wink

Posted by  on  08/13  at  11:36 AM

You are so right Wolf Total Eclipse of the Heart is a masterpiece. When you said fess up I thought you were going to tell us about a previous life of yours. What’s this about a contract with Lyra?

Posted by  on  08/13  at  12:35 PM

Lyra sends me threatening text messages when I get off topic…she threatens me with severe weather…and stuff like that.. wink

I cant do that Dave..my wife reads this stuff and I’m already in the dog house..We were in WalMart and she was looking for some sandwich spread called “Pickle Lite”..and I suggested that we split up..I’d check over there by the pickles while she checked over there by the lights..

..I dont know how..but someway or another she took that as an insult…

..so dont buy into that “fame will get you everything” hype..cause it sure aint getting me outta this one anytime soon..

Posted by  on  08/13  at  12:52 PM

Bad to the bone.

Posted by  on  08/13  at  01:04 PM

Speaking of lyrics

“The Neden Game”- Insane Clown Posse

Don’t go to You Tube and view. Don’t do it.
I’m warning you. Don’t do it.

Posted by  on  08/13  at  04:13 PM

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