Recent research shows we love to talk about ourselves as it triggers the same sensation in the brain as food or money.

Harvard University neuroscientists have confirmed we spend about 40% of our day telling others what we feel or think. The main reason is that this rewards us at the level of brain cells and synapses. People are even willing to forgo money to talk about themselves. Not only did people decline money but functional MRIs confirm the highest blood flow and activity in the brain associated with mental activity relating to people talking about their own beliefs and opinions. We are getting into the meso-limbic system here which is associated with the sense of reward and satisfaction from food, money and, yes, sex.

So, twitter and facebook may be as fulfilling as a cookie and they don’t have calories….but we can look like an idiot when we don’t shut up…hmm.before I say more I think I head for the pantry.

Maybe you want a pack of Oreos around the next time the office braggart comes in. Just smile and hand him the pack.

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