The Power of Long Term Thinking.

By: Bradley Binversie

One of the most powerful strategies I’ve learned for difficult decision making, is always try to think long term. Our emotions, particularly fear, can cloud our judgment. When we’re afraid, our thoughts go into the fight or flight mode and it’s easy to panic and get lost in the short term.

However, long term thinking stimulates the part of the brain associated with reason. I don’t claim to make every decision right all the time, but taking a breath and thinking about the long term impact of a decision almost always allow me to make the decision from a place of reason and logic vs a fear and panic.