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give 2 why is it hard to make good decisions when you have strong emotions
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1) Emotional hijacking of thinking: strong emotions (anger, fear, excitement) activate the amygdala and reduce prefrontal cortex functioning, narrowing attention and impairing working memory and deliberation — so you act impulsively or miss important information. Example: anger makes you fixate on revenge and ignore long-term consequences.
2) Emotional biasing of value and risk judgments: feelings change how you perceive benefits and risks (the affect heuristic), so you overvalue immediate rewards or overestimate dangers and avoid useful options. Example: anxiety makes a low-risk choice feel catastrophic, so you decline it even though it’s sensible.
If you want, I can add quick strategies to decide better when emotional.
2) Emotional biasing of value and risk judgments: feelings change how you perceive benefits and risks (the affect heuristic), so you overvalue immediate rewards or overestimate dangers and avoid useful options. Example: anxiety makes a low-risk choice feel catastrophic, so you decline it even though it’s sensible.
If you want, I can add quick strategies to decide better when emotional.
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