In this issue of The Upworthiest, Tod Perry makes the case that the people muttering to themselves in the cereal aisle are the ones making the smartest decisions. Tell us where you do your best out-loud thinking. Also, the childhood reason you keep putting things off, and a gate agent who was ready to hold the line until he heard why the guy was yelling.
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People who think out loud have a distinct advantage when it comes to making smart decisions | ||
Tough decisions are easier to make when we say them out loud. | ||
By Tod Perry | ||
If you talk to yourself out loud, other people may think you’re a bit quirky, eccentric, or a little scatterbrained. On the outside, it may look like you’re struggling to make sense of yourself and can’t do it without verbalizing. It can also be seen as a cry for attention or an involuntary reaction to having a thought. | ||
However, research suggests that if you talk out loud to yourself, you probably make better decisions than those who keep it all inside. That’s because self-talk gives us a unique perspective on our thoughts, allowing us to evaluate them from the outside. In a way, your brain treats it like you are listening to a lecture and evaluating the speaker’s message—but it’s really just your own mind. “It’s a useful way to check in with yourself and organize thoughts and feelings,” psychologist Grace Tworek, PsyD, tells Cleveland Clinic. | ||
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Psychotherapist explains childhood connection to procrastinating. | ||
Psychotherapist explains a possible childhood reason you always procrastinate, and how to fix it | ||
“Procrastination is often not the root problem; it’s a symptom.” | ||
By Emily Shiffer | ||
Procrastination is a tough habit to break. If you find yourself procrastinating (delaying accomplishing tasks or duties), you probably understand how it can mount into crushing anxiety, and you may be looking for advice on how to stop procrastinating all together. | ||
In an online discussion on procrastination, psychotherapist Marco Sander offered his insight into why you may find yourself procrastinating, and it all relates to your childhood. He begins by explaining that he has spent years working with people who struggle with procrastination. | ||
During that time with his patients, he has recognized a common thread between them all. “Most people think they need to just ‘push harder,’ ‘set more goals,’ or ‘finally get disciplined,’ but procrastination is often not the root problem; it’s a symptom.” | ||
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An Upworthiest Quiz
Where do you do your best out-loud thinking?
Yesterday’s Results
We asked you: The school bus yellow was picked at a seven-day conference in 1939 for which specific reason?
It was the cheapest paint available at the time (21.5%)
Black lettering on it is easiest to read in early-morning dark (54.8%)
It matched the crossing guard uniforms of the era (2.9%)
Children in a survey said it was the friendliest color (20.7%)
Frank W. Cyr ran the conference and always thought the color was more orange than yellow. Reader P. B. McGill summed it up perfectly. “All about safety….even back in 1939”
(L) A man walking through an airport; (R) a plane take off in cold weather. | ||
A Gen Z passenger demanded his delayed flight take off immediately. When the gate agent heard why, he bought the man a ticket on a different airline. | ||
A gate agent who assumed the worst about an angry young passenger ended up spending $450 of his own money to get him home. | ||
By Adam Albright-Hanna | ||
A gate agent at an airport had a young man screaming at him that his flight needed to take off. The flight had been delayed due to weather. The agent gave his practiced apology and explained the situation. The young man kept pushing. | ||
The agent, who shares the story on Instagram Threads as @mr.freak_22_, had been doing this job long enough to develop a thick skin. He’d heard every version of the entitled passenger routine. He was preparing to hold the line. | ||
Then the young man told him why. | ||
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