Emotions: A Decision-Making Tool

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: Our imagination often makes us relive our fears, and we feel sad, angry, or frustrated just by thinking about something in the future.

Being aware of and embracing our emotions can help us survive, make better decisions and communicate better with our friends and loved ones.