Many of us, when faced with an important choice, take out the proverbial piece of paper and make a list of plusses and minuses to help us decide what to do. But experiments have shown that this may not be the best way to make a decision. If you are overly conscious, you may talk yourself into thinking you prefer something that you really don’t like. Instead, you are best off when you allow yourself to gather as much information as possible about the decision and then let it percolate unconsciously. A preference will bubble up. Sleeping helps equilibrate emotions, so when it comes to an
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