People say they want to eat healthy, then order junk food

Two faces, double chin

“Never mind that some restaurants have started listing calories on their menus,” says Associated Press. “Forget even that we keep saying we want to eat healthy. When Americans eat out, we order burgers and fries anyway. … In a country where more than two-thirds of the population is overweight or obese, food choices are often made on impulse, not intellect. So, while 47 per cent of Americans say they’d like restaurants to offer healthier items like salad and baked potatoes, only 23 per cent tend to order those foods, according to a survey last year by food research firm Technomic.”

Why mistakes are good

“Individuals who believe they can learn from a mistake have a different brain reaction just after making an error than those who think intelligence is fixed, according to a new study to be published in Psychological Science,” Psych Central reports. “ ‘One big difference between people who think intelligence is malleable and those who think intelligence is fixed is how they respond to mistakes,’ says Jason Moser of Michigan State University.