circadian questions

If you know you have important questions to decide, plan to address then at a time of day when you are likely to be in a strong mental state. Avoid a time of day when you are likely to be in a state of fatigue, frustration, or sugar depletion.

Trying to make too many careful decisions in a row can make you crazy.

Today, limit your sugar consumption to no more than 60 grams in a meal or at any one time, and see if this makes your thinking more clear.

“Go from one room to another opening and closing each door. Do it very slowly. Imagine opening and closing your brain when you do this.” —Yoko Ono

Candy, if it is made with a mix of sugars and fatty acids, is brain food, which can make you temporarily a little smarter, or at least more focused in thought. If you find yourself eating Halloween candy, use the short-term boost in brain power to solve a difficult problem or to organize something.