- From email to social media to online dating, we make decisions every day without thinking about it.
- But many of the choices you arrive at this way aren't so wise, like staring at a computer all day or refusing to let your partner's slightly annoying comment go.
- Just a little thought can help you make better decisions, and have better days.
Even smart people can make terrible decisions.
Generally, it's not because they spent time deliberating and somehow arrived at the wrong answer. It's because they didn't spend any time thinking at all.
For example: You might automatically keep your phone on your desk at work, or grab a smoothie as a go-to "healthy" snack. But these aren't the wisest choices you could make.
Below, we've listed some of the easiest traps to fall into, at the office and at home.