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This inability to read nonverbal cues is very common among autistic people. Similarly, a police officer will sometimes shoot an unarmed man, just because he holds a black leather wallet. Just because you fear a physical attack, as that’s what his emotional state triggers in you. When your boss completely loses it, gets a big, fat, red head, and screams at you from the top of his lungs, you might end up punching him in the face.

Lesson 2: Stress can temporarily lead your gut down the wrong path.įor example in a high-stress environment, your ability to read other people’s facial expressions rapidly declines. However, even your unconscious gets it wrong sometimes. When first confronted with new information, it sifts through all of it, instantly tossing out the less important factors, judging the few big ones in a split second, and presenting you with the solution. Lucky for you, your unconscious is the best and fastest information filtering system in the world. Once you over-analyze every detail, such as where the plugs are more conveniently placed, it becomes impossible to make a good call, because the little puzzle pieces of information start to hide the much more important ones. The funny thing is that in most situations, focusing on very few, but crucially important facts, while blocking out all the rest, is enough to do so.įor example when deciding whether to move to apartment A or apartment B, knowing location, price and having a few pictures is usually all you need. It’s called the 40-70 rule and it describes the ideal relationship between time and information, ensuring you act fast, but not uninformed, without waiting until making a decision eventually becomes moot. There’s a rule, which says you should only make decisions when you have at least 40% of the relevant information, but never wait until you have more than 70%. If you want to save this summary for later, download the free PDF and read it whenever you want.ĭownload PDF Lesson 1: Your unconscious is the world’s fastest filter of information.