Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, writer for Dumb Little Man, shares how to make better decisions.
When was the last time you procrastinated on an important task? When was the last time you ate too much? Bought something you didn’t really need? Made a bad decision at work?
Admit it. Most of the decisions we make aren’t all good; some of them make us feel regretful after. In some cases, they can make us feel embarrassed and even mad at ourselves.
Learning how to make better decisions can’t give you results overnight, but here are 4 strategies to help you out.
Why Do We Make Bad Decisions?
You can blame your brain for that. Ideally, we are rational beings. It’s what sets us apart from animals.
However, despite being capable of using logic, our emotions often get the best of us. The emotional part of our brain is vulnerable to making errors and cognitive biases.
It causes us to fall into akrasia or the state of acting against one’s better judgment. Take, for example, eating a whole carton of ice cream in one sitting. You know that feeling when you know you shouldn’t do it, but you do it anyway because you just can’t stop yourself? That’s what akrasia feels like.
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