Our brains are wired to be more reactionary under stress, according to decision-making research This can mean that stressed persons resort to binary choice-making, limiting the options available to them. Often, says Ron Carucci, we revert to the “it’s just easier to do this myself” by impulse.
Source: Harvard Business Review, August 29, 2017.
There are no complex challenges in the world for which there are only two possible solutions. The minute you find yourself torn between two extremes, assume that both are limited, step back, and build a broader menu of options. That’s where you’re likely to find your optimal choice.