You Think You’re Rational. You’re Not.
You made a decision recently that felt completely right at the time.
You were confident. Thought it through. And it was still wrong.
That wasn’t a lapse.
It’s a feature of how decision-making works under real conditions.
Your thinking is not stable
Most people assume decision quality is a trait.
Something you either have or don’t have.
It isn’t.
Decision quality fluctuates—based on:
- Working memory availability
- Attentional control
- Cognitive load
The same person, with the same experience and intelligence, can make very different decisions depending on the state their brain is operating in.
