Why does making small decisions like what to eat for dinner or what to watch on TV suddenly feel impossible during the pandemic? We may need to look inside the human brain for the answers, drsanjaygupta and neuroscientist Daphna Shohamy explain.
During the pandemic, many people are struggling to make even the smallest decisions. Why does choosing what to eat for dinner or what to watch on TV suddenly feel impossible? CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta and neuroscientist Daphna Shohamy explain that we may need to look inside the human brain for the answers.
You can listen on your favorite podcast app or read the transcript below.Dr. Sanjay Gupta: What movie should I watch tonight? Should I take my kids to the park? Where should I order takeout from? These are some of the small, mundane decisions many of us used to make easily — before the pandemic. But now, with so much uncertainty about the coronavirus and what the future will hold, even these seemingly insignificant decisions can feel time-consuming, even overwhelming.
Shohamy: I think an important thing to do in that moment of indecision, especially with small decisions, is to sort of choose a dimension that matters to you and to help yourself kind of pull out of it. Like you might just be able to say to yourself in the toothpaste aisle,"I'm just gonna go with a color my kids like and then I'm just gonna use that.
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