E m o t i o n a l I n t e r f e r e n c e
Strong emotions can corrupt your ability to perceive reality a c -
curately. Feelings such as fear, anger, grief, guilt, shame, frustration,
being o v e r w h e l m e d , and loneliness block y o u from thinking clearly,
causing y o u to mistake falsehood for truth. Similarly, positive e m o -
tions can make y o u overly optimistic, encouraging y o u to take unrea-
sonable risks and to make overaggressive promises y o u w o n ' t keep.
By cultivating your self-awareness, y o u can learn to recognize
w h e n your judgment is impaired by strong emotions. Your feelings
may prevent y o u from perceiving reality accurately, but a high degree
of self-awareness can help you avoid acting on those misperceptions.
Important decisions should be made w h e n y o u ' r e clearheaded
a n d rational, not w h e n you're overly optimistic or pessimistic. H o w -
ever, your feelings have a powerful intelligence of their o w n that can
assist y o u in making sound decisions. Think of your emotions as a c o n -
densed version of y o u r mind's predictive output, so it's wise to make
decisions that produce positive feelings.
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