I'd like to present a glimpse of what goes on in my head when processing a simple task.  For this example, I'll assume someone has just asked me the extremely simple question, "How are you?"  I've written about this in the past, but I feel like quantifying and graphing my thought processes, since that's sort of what happens in my head anyway. 

Human:  How are you?
Me:  [Brain, engage.]
Me:  [I've been asked a question that requires a verbal response.]
Me:  [Typical answers:  Great, good, pretty good, not bad, nothing much (though this is a wrong answer), bad, awful, terrible, null.]
Me:  [Calculating response...]
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Me:  [Events in the past 10 minutes that affected mood:  Thought about something funny that happened earlier, talked to a friend, ate a hot dog.  Average mood = 8.5, or in human terms, "good".]
Me:  [But what about earlier in the day when I was stuck in traffic?]
Me:  [Recalculating...]
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Me:  [Events in the past 10 hours that affected mood:  Got stuck in traffic, hit every single red light, listened to a person talk about their dog, sat around in a meeting.  Average mood = 3.8, or in human terms, "bad".]
Me:  [But I had a good day yesterday.  And two days before that.  Should I factor that into my calculation?]
Me:  [Recalculating...]
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Me:  [Events in the past 10 days that affected mood:  Went to the beach, got sunburn, relaxed on the couch, slept in.  Average mood = 5.5, or in human terms, "pretty good".]
Me:  Pretty good. #psychology