Revisit Problems When They’re in a Different Mood

Lesson 4 of 5 in Critical Thinking

What This Means

When your emotions are heightened, you probably aren’t in the best position to solve problems.

That’s because your brain might be putting you directly into fight, flight, or freeze mode–as if you were being chased by dinosaurs.

And in most modern environments, you probably aren’t being chased by dinosaurs. Instead, for most problems, you do…