Title: 4 Ways Emotions Can Screw Up Your Decisions | Psychology Today
Headings: 4 Ways Emotions Can Screw Up Your Decisions
Amy Morin
4 Ways Emotions Can Screw Up Your Decisions
3. Sadness can make you settle.

Content: Creating low expectations for yourself can prevent you from reaching your greatest potential. You may decide not to apply for a promotion or you may not negotiate for what you want, just because you're feeling down. 4. Anger and embarrassment can lead to taking a long shot. Intense emotions can lead to rash decisions, and anger and embarrassment may make you particularly vulnerable to high-risk, low-payoff choices. Researchers suspect intense uncomfortable emotions impair self-regulation skills. Of course, when you're feeling really emotional, your risks can become self-destructive, and when those big risks don't pay off, your anger and embarrassment are likely to intensify. Balance Emotion and Logic
Emotions certainly play an important role in your decision-making process. Anxiety, for example, can keep you from making a poor choice, and boredom can ignite a spark that leads you to follow your passion. article continues after advertisement
To make balanced choices, acknowledge your emotions.