Title: 4 Ways Your Emotions Can Screw Up Your Decisions | Inc.com
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4 Ways Your Emotions Can Screw Up Your Decisions
Your emotions can easily cloud your judgment.
1. Excitement can cause you to overestimate your chances of success.
2. Anxiety in one area of your life spills over into other areas.
3. Feelings of sadness can cause you to settle.
4. Anger and embarrassment can lead to taking a long shot.
Balance Emotion and Logic
Inc. This Morning

Content: Feelings of sadness can cause you to settle. Research shows you're likely to set your goals really low when you're feeling sad. In one study, participants were asked to sell various objects. Participants who felt sad set their prices lower than the other participants. Researchers suspect sadness led them to set the bar low, in hopes that achieving their goal would improve their mood. Creating low expectations for yourself can prevent you from reaching your greatest potential. You may decide not to apply for that promotion or you may not negotiate for what you want all because you're feeling down. 4. Anger and embarrassment can lead to taking a long shot. Intense emotions can lead to rash decisions, if you're not careful.