Decisions, Clarity, and the Frontal Lobe Effect

Phewww it's been one hell of a ride! 2025 is moving faster than we expected and I love it!
It has been an eventful year for me and I’m enjoying it thus far.

For this prompt, we invite you to share with us the best thing that happened to you this year. Also, share with us the worst thing that happened this year.

The best thing that happened to me this year is that my frontal lobe developed fully. Before now, I didn’t pay so much attention to frontal lobe development until I experienced it and there were visible signs that accompanied it.

For the smooth interpretation of this post, here is a brief definition of frontal lobe development.

Your brain’s frontal lobe is home to areas that manage thinking, emotions, personality, judgment, self-control, muscle control and movements, memory storage and more. Just as its name indicates, it’s the forward-most area of your brain. Your frontal lobe is a key area of study for both brain-related and mental health-related fields of medicine.
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Frontal lobe development varies in age, but research has shown that the best age for one's frontal lobe to be fully developed is when they are 25. Some might experience this development before 25 and some might experience it at a later age contrary to the stipulated 25 years.

Now, back to me. Since my frontal lobe developed this year. I have experienced some transformative change in the way I reason. I’ve always been one to be controlled by my emotions but right now I’ve learnt to deal with things without letting my emotions get in the way.

For decision making, I’ve been on a whole new level. The kind of earth-shaking decisions I’ve taken this year still surprises me. Before this time, I would overthink my decisions, I would call all my loved ones and consult them before I made a decision, and most times I wished people could make these decisions for me. Yes, it was that bad.

I began to see things differently this year, not just for what I wanted them to be but for what they are. None of my decisions came from a place of compulsion or fear but from a place of one who is self-aware. Trust me it feels so good.

I always admire people who know what they want in life, people who aren’t swayed by people’s remarks, emotions, or societal pressure. I’m glad to be currently on that path, it wasn’t easy getting there but I did.

Amidst the multiple victories and self-awareness I have been basking in, 2025 came with its own baggage too. Some I was able to handle, some broke me but against all odds, I came out unscathed like nothing happened.

A few months ago I had no idea of how I was going to manage all of life’s challenges that were thrown at me. It felt like they all happened simultaneously not giving me adequate time to think or strategize. Newsflash, I made it out triumphantly!!!

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