How Anxiety and Stress Negatively Impact Decision Making

Have you ever found your ability to make a seemingly-simple choice hindered by your emotional state? Caroline Leaf, PhD—neuroscientist and Cleaning Up The Mental Mess author—and Sage Grazer, therapist and co-founder of mental health startup Frame, describe the ways in which stress and anxiety can heavily effect your decision-making process. After describing the science behind it all, they go on to advise on how you can ensure you’re making calls both large and small from a “healthy, calm, and well-reasoned place.” These steps including taking a pause, engaging in mindful activities, before returning to the decision in front of you. Read the full article here (opens in a new window).