Metacognition affects our decision-making

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:

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 ...

Fear of failure, fear of making the wrong decision, and fear of our own inadequacy all affect the actions we take and quality of the decisions we make.

If you frequently question your ability to make sound decisions seek out a coach or mentor who can help you boost...