Mistakes, whether spoken or promised, are universal. The feeling of putting our foot in our mouth arises from a key executive function that our brain controls: stopping ourselves. However, the ...

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This post is part one of a series. Attention is a multifaceted process that manages the mental controls needed for school or work. Filtering incoming information to determine its importance (saliency) ...