To Shake [People Into] Decisions Don’t Stir [Gut] Reactions

Use your conscious mind to acquire all the information you need for making a decision. But don't try to analyze the information with your conscious mind. 

Instead, go on holiday while your unconscious mind digests it. Whatever your intuition then tells you is almost certainly g...

Making decisions under pressure can blur people’s judgment in at least three ways:

• Under stress, we tend to behave as if we are under time pressure even when we’re not. We often have more time than we think.
• Pressure leads people to ...

• Practice preemptive meditation: decide ahead of time how to deal with angering things.
• Check anger as soon as possible: waiting can lead to loss of control.
• Associate with serene people: moods are infectious.
• Engage in relaxing activities: ...