wyas yuor biran dcevies you

Your brain is not malevolent. At least, scientists are pretty sure it’s not malevolent. It does not seem to have anything against you…not personally, anyway. Your brain is adapted to survive. Sometimes survival depends on getting you to believe false things. For instance, red things are probably dangerous, along with things that slither; and a good meal now is more important than a good meal next week (since, otherwise you may not be here next week).

But this survival strategy doesn’t translate easily and simply into abstract concepts like long-term planning, especially when it comes to money or relationships. If someone offers you a choice between $50 now and $300 next year, you may be tempted to take the $50 now, especially if you are barely scraping by. But it is not clear that you could invest $50 and turn it into $300 by next year. So, delaying gratification seems prudent.

Similarly, if you graduate college, your income is likely to be somewhere between $35,000 and $50,000, whereas if you spend an extra two to three years in graduate school (getting an MBA, law degree, finance, accounting, etc.) your income is likely to be much, much higher… even in the 6 figure range. What are those three years worth to you? More than thousands of dollars?

A writer from Cracked.com (associated with the perrenial classic Cracked Magazine) has compiled a list of ways your brain deceives you. So, take note, beware, end the deception. But don’t be too hard on your brain. We’re pretty sure it’s not malevolent…

http://www.cracked.com/article_18388_6-logical-fallacies-that-cost-you-money-every-day_p1.html

The moral: delay gratification.