Fear is the common culprit in decision making problems. Obstacles like confirmation bias, group think, sunk-cost effect, and others have a common origin — fear. Insights from neuroscience confirm that when we are fearful our brain activity shifts away from...
Kevin bemoaned the nearly 100 days a year he spent on the road for his job. “I’m strung out spending virtually all of my time traveling and missing my family,” he confided. “The tennis foursome that I enjoyed kicked me out because I missed so many games. I like the...