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How to make better decisions under pressure
Have you ever noticed how much harder it is to make a good decision when you’re under pressure? This is a bigger problem than you might think, and it applies to all kinds of situations. Anyway, that’s what I talk about in this week’s post. It opens with a funny (and embarrassing) story about a rafting trip I took down the Grand Canyon, but it’s a serious topic, especially for people who work in stressful, high-pressure situations. Enjoy! https://davidlevin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/rafting-blog.mp3   SUMMARY Funny story of my “awesome” Grand Canyon trip. Interesting discussion of the “spectrum of human behavior.” The key to making better decisions under pressure. Listen/read to get the full message. ENJOY THE PODCAST HOT NEWS & DEALS! 1) NEW: Raise Your Inner Game hardcover is now available for FREE!* Comes with a 6-week online training ($97 value) and a private student forum. Learn more and order your copy today at raiseyourinnergame.com! (*The book is free. You pay $7 for s/h) 2) Check out our podcast, The David Levin Show. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-david-levin-show/id1401013964 3) NOW AVAILABLE: Limited Edition Raise Your Inner Game Medallion. Carry it in your purse or pocket. It’s an UP button for your Inner Elevator! Visit https://davidlevin.com/ryig/ to learn more and order yours. (FREE shipping!) WHAT I’M READING Took a week off. Got wrapped up in the midterms instead. Not recommended. :-) Starting: This is Marketing. Seth Godin. [ transcript ] Hey, it’s David Levin. Author of Raise Your Inner Game, co-author QBQ, the Question Behind the Question, Founder of Raise Your Inner Game Academy. Quite a few years ago, before we had kids, Margret and I went on a guided rafting trip down the Grand Canyon. Now, I am about the world’s worst outdoorsman, I really am, but that was an amazing trip. Unbelievably beautiful, thrilling. Memorable. Just one of the coolest things we’ve ever done. And, this is an aside, but it reminds me why I get a little fussy about people using the word awesome all the time. Yeah, awesome. Oh that’s awesome. Not really. The Grand Canyon is awesome. It inspires a feeling of Awe. A huge feeling of awe. And that feeling is wonderful and rare and important. It brings perspective and connection and purpose into our lives in a very real way. So I think the word is sort of special and you shouldn’t just toss it around casually like so many people do now. If someone does something nice, does a good job, that’s great. I love it. But it’s not awesome. It’s not a rare uplifting event. It’s just good. If I get a coupon for a free ice cream cone, really great. But again, awesome is not the word for it. The grand canyon is awesome. The milky way on a clear night. That’s awesome. Holding your brand new baby. That is awesome. So please, at least for me, if we could be a little more careful with that word, I would really appreciate it. So anyway, we’re on a trip in the Grand Canyon. It’s awesome. One day, during a lull, we were having a little water fight, one boat against the other. There were two big rafts on the trip. So it was just a friendly competition between crews. And by the way, the water in the grand canyon, if you haven’t been there, is insanely cold. It’s funny thing — when you see footage of people shooting the rapids and you hear them screaming, I assumed it’s because it’s so fun and exciting. When I get there I realized they’re actually screaming because the water is so cold. It splashes up on you and it’s so shocking, you scream. Happened to me every time. It’s like heart attack cold. Just crazy. So anyway, The battle begins. We’re having fun. people are screaming. Laughing. Splashing. But all of a sudden, one of the women from the other raft jumps in the water, swimming toward us. Like she’s a pirate trying to board our ship. And I start sort of freaking out. “Oh my god.