Making decisions based on personal values can clarify choices. When contemplating major life changes, like relationships, gauge personal happiness in the current situation versus potential alternatives. Cognitive biases can cloud judgment during decision-making, as noted by Daniel Kahneman. The moment of decision is often when rationality is at its lowest. People frequently make choices that hinder future success to safeguard their present selves, highlighting the importance of considering future implications in current decision-making for better outcomes.
You can make a calculation based on your values. When people are thinking about leaving a relationship, for example, we hear a lot of, 'What if I don't find anybody? What's dating going to be like? What if it's really hard?' because people have ambiguity aversion.
Daniel Kahneman once stated, 'Nothing in life is as important as you think it is while you are thinking about it.' He talks about how hard it is to think clearly when you're 'in it', as that moment facing down the decision is when you're going to be the least rational.
We tend to make trade-offs in our decisions, trading off what's best for a future version of us in an effort to protect ourselves now.
Imagine you are conversing with your future self to get distance from a problem to think more rationally.
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