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The Pressure Decision: How to think clearly when the stakes are high and the clock is running
Description
When the pressure is on and the clock is ticking, most leaders don’t rise to the level of their best thinking, they fall back on instinct. In this episode of You Might Try This, Cade Cowan and Stacey Philpot break down what actually happens in high-stakes decision-making moments, and why even experienced leaders can make poor calls under pressure.
What You’ll Learn:
• why pressure causes even smart leaders to make worse decisions
• how your brain’s “system one” thinking takes over under stress
• the difference between one-way and two-way decisions and why it matters
• how to interrupt reactive thinking with simple, practical questions
• how to build a stronger “pattern library” for better decision-making over time
Chapters
00:00 How pressure impacts decision-making
04:49 System 1 vs. System 2 thinking
08:49 Stress, physiology, and leadership
13:21 One-way doors and two-way doors
18:13 Emotional pattern matching under pressure
22:23 Three tools for better decisions
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