5/19/2023 0 Comments How we decide by jonah lehrer![]() The lessons are way to important for that. But, I don’t try to impress you with brain science terms. When you’re done, read on.ĭuring my Mental Management of Emergencies program I demystify the process for how first responders make decisions under stress. ![]() I realize this is a VERY abbreviated and high-level overview but worth the view. I’m including a short (2:33 minutes) video from YouTube where he briefly explains how it happens. He offers some insight, from a brain science perspective, on how decisions are made. I recently read a book titled How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer. I wrote about this in a article titled: The role of emotions in decision making. The role of the emotional control center on decision making was well documented in the rise and fall of Phineas Gage. In fact, it would be impossible to make a good decision if you were somehow able to shut off the emotional control center of your brain. Some think that the best decisions are rational decisions, devoid of all emotion. ![]() ![]() Intuition allows you to tap into past training and experiences and quickly glean the lessons of your successes and failures – lessons seeded deep into memory by… emotions. Rational judgment allows you to process facts and data essential to good decision making. Are decisions made with the rational brain or the intuitive brain? The answer, surprisingly, is both. How you decide to do something is a complex process that involves multiple brain regions. ![]()
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