Spoonerism

Why is it that when we are the most nervous we lose control of what we are saying?

I wish this weren't the case, as it happens to me a lot. I get into my head and try to think about what I am saying while I am saying it and then deciding I should say what I am saying after I already say it. An awkward sentence to decribe an awkward situation.

What is the evolutionary precendent for being unable to communicate in the face of fear?

Those who can't rise to the challenge face the threat of being breed out of the human race. Those of us who think too much may end up dead and gone. Just like those who never bathe, never exercise, or never defend ourselves.

Why do we think too much?

There is too much to think about, especially trivial consequence. Life and death are consequences. Hiring and Firing are minimal consequence. Impressing and Embarassment are of trivial consequence.

I think we think too much.