The Best Decision- Making Is Emotional
Trusting Your Gut
My favorite advice about the role of feelings in decision-making is this short Quora post by Auren Hoffman (founder/CEO of LiveRamp). The concise summary of the advice is: “You should trust your gut to avoid things, but you should use data to decide to take action.”
My favorite advice about the role of feelings in decision-making is this short Quora post by Auren Hoffman (founder/CEO of LiveRamp). The concise summary of the advice is: “You should trust your gut to avoid things, but you should use data to decide to take action.”
Stay SaaSy • Advice That I Can't Get Out of My Head
decision-making skills will rapidly erode if you are emotionally charged. Stress, anger, fear, anxiety, greed, and euphoria are all mental states antithetical to quality decisions.
Michael J. Mauboussin • Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition
Neurologists have discovered that when emotions and feelings are impaired, we actually lose the ability to make decisions.
James Clear • Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
I say decision-making skills may have even more to do with connecting with and understanding those gut messages you get from within, from connecting in general more clearly to yourself.