It is the human's physical brain, and not a metaphysical soul, that is solely responsible for every decision we make and every feeling we experience.

-- Dean Buonomano, Ph.D. 

-- extract Why Does the Most Complex Device in the Universe Epically Fail at Math?  online https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-bugs/201207/why-does-the-most-complex-device-in-the-universe-epically-fail-math. accessed 2022-08-24 14:58.

 Long-term planning is a skill best accomplished by conscious awareness of how the disproportionate sway of short-term gratification affects our allegedly rational decisions.  

--  Dean Buonomano Ph.D. (Brain bugs)