#1592: Overthinking explain

[Cueball and White Hat are walking together. The references are at the bottom of the three first panels.]

Cueball: I found a study* that said water is good for you, but you should just drink it when you feel thirsty and not go overboard.

White Hat: Uh huh?

*DOI:10.1097/JSM.0000000000000221

[More walking with Cueball lifting his hand in front of him.]

Cueball: Another study* found that prolonged sitting isn’t necessarily bad for you, as long as you’re also getting exercise.

White Hat: Okay…

*DOI:10.1093/ije/dyv191

[A border-less panel, but still walking.]

Cueball: Now a study* claims that humans in pre-industrial societies stay up late and sleep 6 or 7 hours a night, just like most people today.

White Hat: Huh.

White Hat: So what you’re saying is…

*DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2015.09.046

[Zoom out showing Cueball and White Hat walking in silhouette.]

Cueball: Maybe we’re overthinking it.

White Hat: But what caused our modern epidemic of overthinking?! Plumbing? Or is it email?

Cueball: Modern? I bet the wheel was invented by someone overthinking “pushing.”