4. Mastering emotions

How emotions can affect our decision making:

1. Anticipated emotions: Our projected and anticipated emotions often create a flush of excitement or worry. Many psychological and irrational fears stem from anticipatory emotions.
2. Immediate Emotions:

Negative thinking can narrow our thinking and prevent us from moving forward. Positive encouragement can open our minds to alternatives. It fosters creative thinking and opens us up to take on risks.

However, pursuing happiness for the sake of happiness has been shown to make us more unhapp...

Our emotions, especially during moments of peak anger and happiness, can hinder our ability to make good decisions.

Pay attention to your emotional state and focus on the character strength of self-control. Resist the temptation to respond to people or make decisions while you’re emo...