In a classic Aesop fable, the Ant diligently stores food for the upcoming winter, while the Grasshopper lounges in the summer sun oblivious to the impeding change of season. Like the characters in this tale, people are often torn between impulsively choosing immediate rewards or more deliberatively planning for the future. And now new research supported in part by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), suggests why: human decision-making is influenced by the interactions of two distinct systems in the brain which — like the Ant and Grasshopper — are often at odds.
I feel like that when I am "trying" to do homework... lets see I could, play on the internet, DRIVE MY CAR, watch tv.. or I could do my homework... Tough decision... not. I usually procrastinate to long... and often times barely get done what I needed to do... and winter is coming. Will you be ready?
PS.. Actually spring is coming... but just play along ok people. GOSH!
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