New research from Stanford University has found that stress can hinder our ability to develop informed plans by preventing us from being able to make decisions based on memory. "We draw on memory not just to project ourselves backward into the past but to project ourselves forward, to plan," said Stanford psychologist Anthony Wagner, who is the senior author of the paper detailing this work, published April 2 in Current Biology. "Stress can rob you of the ability to draw on cognitive systems underlying memory and goal-directed behavior that enable you to solve problems more quickly, more efficiently and more effectively. [1] In a world of shadows. We like to plan forward. In a world of chaos. We envy those who live by a plan. Mindless creatures. Obedient to the world. Oh petty man. Who does dictate your footsteps? Why can’t you even speak without listening? Why can’t you ever laugh without crying? Planning plans while admiring chaos. Magnificent plans. Plans masqueraded in death. Plans disguised as life. Draw the curtain now. The play is over. But don’t go to pay respect to the actors. There are none. People come to you instead. Paying their respect. It was the best play they’ve seen. Only because you played so well. Without any rehearsal. Without any planning.
Ask yourself.
Would you cry if they clapped?
(Yes.)
(Out of terror….)
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