Just a side note: there is growing consensus in the neuroscience community that certain activity, foremost among them self-control (rational control of emotions, inhibitive projections from the prefrontal cortex downward), are highly dependent on the blood glucose level.
In other words, you don’t eat, your blood glucose goes down, you are less able to be unbiased and detached. Also, it would seem, the short memory suffers, so you are able to keep fewer things in mind for parallel consideration. All of this adds up to an increase in irritability, more impulsive decision making, and less willingness to take complexities into account.
There are many good overviews of the data. If you wish to read more, googling “blood glucose level self control” produces several good popular takes on the first page.
Just a side note: there is growing consensus in the neuroscience community that certain activity, foremost among them self-control (rational control of emotions, inhibitive projections from the prefrontal cortex downward), are highly dependent on the blood glucose level.
In other words, you don’t eat, your blood glucose goes down, you are less able to be unbiased and detached. Also, it would seem, the short memory suffers, so you are able to keep fewer things in mind for parallel consideration. All of this adds up to an increase in irritability, more impulsive decision making, and less willingness to take complexities into account.
There are many good overviews of the data. If you wish to read more, googling “blood glucose level self control” produces several good popular takes on the first page.