Got a SECRET? 3 Can Keep a Secret if 2...

It is very difficult to keep a secret. Of course, some are perfect examples of "telephone, telegraph, and tell a woman" but men often "pass on" things they hear, especially if not sworn to secrecy. There's always that "just gotta blab" gossip that is indeed too provacative and "delicious" to keep to keep "under your hat" or to yourself. But scientists, or at least behaviorial scientists, relate a scientific reason why so many of otherwise prudent and thoughtful people turn into serious blabbermouths at the drop of a hat. often the SAME hat that they SWORE to "keep it under" and "to themselves." If you've ever heard of a "burning question" — there is a such thing as a "burning answer" since it is often too mentally taxing on the human brains to keep a secret. Perhaps this is why those seeking to keep secrets often "compartmentalize" and "isolate" secrets to keep them under wraps. Much of the US and other governments' secrets are managed in this manner. No assistant or helper or underling -- knows the big picture or has a sizable piece of the puzzle that is the "secret". As humans, once entrusted with or having witnessed something hush-hush, it becomes a "mental effort" to ensure that "Entrusted or privy" to the secret don't give it away when talking to basically everyone else who's unaware of the secret. , A learned psychologist, Art Markman, penned these lines for Fast Company. As human beings, we have to think about what information the ones we speak to already know and consider what they don't know. Art Markman wrote,"Our minds have a limited capacity to process information. So if you're engaged in a complex discussion, it may be difficult to keep track of what you're allowed to say and what you aren't, which can lead you to divulge information you shouldn't." Science Shows Why It's So F***ing Hard to Keep a Secret Kathleen Wong June 2, 2016 There's a scientific reason why so many of us turn into serious blabbermouths at the drop of a hat — and it has nothing to do with gossip that's too juicy to keep to yourself. Turns out, the task of keeping a secret is often too mentally taxing on our brains. Once we learn a secret, it becomes a "mental effort" to make sure we don't give it away when talking to basically everyone else who's unaware of the secret, psychologist Art Markman wrote for Fast Company. We have to think about what information they already know and don't know. "Our minds have a limited capacity to process information," Markman wrote. "So if you're engaged in a complex discussion, it may be difficult to keep track of what you're allowed to say and what you aren't, which can lead you to divulge information you shouldn't." Still other studies give credence to the theory of mental multitasking being too overwhelming for our so-so, average brains. When something called "Fast Company" interviewed psychology professor David Strayer in 2013 he stated,"If you're doing a lot, you have less attention to monitor your own activity, so you're not aware that you're missing some details." The toughest to keep secrets are the ones that would bring negative repercussions, i.e. "dire consequences" to the subjects of the secret. It turns out that knowing information with such high stakes produces a kind of social tension that urges and goads us to make a comment that would elicit a reaction from our chat buddy. This is the same social tension that entices people to want to tell their friends about a new artist we just discovered. And the more of a fan to that type of artist, of course, the more likelihood that "word-of-mouth will spread the word...which is GREAT for a budding artist that's new on the scene but TERRIBLE for someone who "got caught doing something" or something happened to them that they would rather faded into the past as forgotten as the 9th snowfall of 2010. besides the social tension that "overloads the brain's electrical "grid", the very act of keeping a secret, often comes with some lying of some degree, and this can stress people out. For a certainty MOST non-politicians do not want to be called liars but all things considered, that's not much worse than being called a gossip, a blabbermouth, or a "loose-lipper" that is NOT to be trusted. Some politicians take special pride in giving baffle-gab non-answers and even drop a few big lies. They see themselves as the quintessential epitome of slick in every nuance of the word. Perhaps they will "get theirs" in 30-40 years when their "maker" decides to "send them home with the other workers of sin and inequity."