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Psychological Traps to Decision-Making
Ensure you’re able to make the best decision by avoiding psychological trapsPreview the first lesson free — get full access to all 6 lessons.
Intermediate Provider : Victor Kersey 6 Lessons · 17m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese
Course Description
If you notice that you’re holding on to any tension or stress when making a decision, it can be a challenge to release strong emotions. We’ll share techniques to help you manage common obstacles including analysis paralysis, tunnel vision, guilt, revenge, and impulses.
We’ll discuss what it means to be too focused on avoiding distractions. You’ll be better able to face the fear of failure, making you less reluctant to take risks. Sometimes, like with basic survival needs, what we feel we have to do is our best option, but other times it may not be. This course will explore some ways to avoid assuming you have to do something. You’ll also become more comfortable making choices in the midst of ambiguity, since we sometimes feel we need to know everything about each step of a process before we begin. It’s often helpful to have a clear plan, but it can also hinder you if you only make choices that stick to the plan. After this course, you’ll have a stronger sense of self-control.
This course on Psychological Traps to Decision-Making will help you avoid distractions and overcome feelings of guilt and obligation that are often associated with decision-making.
What You'll Learn
- Recognize common psychological traps that affect decision-making
- Identify the impact these psychological traps have on your choices
- Overcome common challenges such as analysis paralysis, tunnel vision, guilt, revenge, and impulses
- Manage the fear of failure so you are less reluctant to take risks
- Make choices more comfortably in the midst of ambiguity
- Build a stronger sense of self-control and avoid distractions
Key Takeaways
- Releasing strong emotions like tension and stress can be a challenge when making a decision.
- Being too focused on avoiding distractions can itself become an obstacle to decision-making.
- Assuming you 'have to' do something is not always your best option and can be questioned.
- You do not need to know everything about each step of a process before you begin.
- A clear plan is often helpful, but only making choices that stick to the plan can hinder you.
Frequently Asked Questions
What will this course help me overcome?
It helps you avoid distractions and overcome feelings of guilt and obligation that are often associated with decision-making, along with common obstacles such as analysis paralysis, tunnel vision, guilt, revenge, and impulses.
What are the learning objectives of this course?
The objectives are to recognize psychological traps, identify their impact, and overcome common challenges to decision-making.
What topics do the lessons cover?
The lessons cover an Introduction, Avoiding Distractions, Avoiding 'Have To', Avoiding 'How', Avoiding Impulsivity Traps, and a Test Your Knowledge section.
What skills does this course focus on?
It focuses on Decision Making, Problem Solving, Decision Models, Decision Analysis, Decision Theories, and Strategic Decision Making.
How will I feel about decisions after taking this course?
You will have a stronger sense of self-control, be better able to face the fear of failure, and feel more comfortable making choices in the midst of ambiguity.
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