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Taking Control of Your Time

Hidden Brain

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The Yes-Damn Effect

Time scarcity in some ways is a trap. It sets us up to make choices that will likely increase our time scarcity in the future. Psychologists describe something called the yes-damn effect. We take on these commitments and then when the day comes, we say damn - hence the yes, damn effect.

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