choosing a side only feels good because it allows the mind to re-right itself into certainty while suppressing the fear of not knowing.
shannon-againx.comchoosing a side only feels good because it allows the mind to re-right itself into certainty while suppressing the fear of not knowing.
We make decisions all day long, and many of them are emotionally driven. Rarely do we sift through all the available information to ensure we know every fact. And we don’t need to. It is all about degrees of certainty.
Simon Sinek • Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
when people finally do choose, in a relatively irreversible way, they’re usually much happier as a result.
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
No matter how much rational information he has at his fingertips, unless that decision also feels right, stress will go up and confidence will go down. However you slice it, the opinions of others matter. And the opinions of those we trust matter most.