Why We Make Decisions We Don't Understand (Rebroadcast)

Hacking Your ADHD

William Curb

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 702 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Why do we make bad decisions in the moment?

We've all done things that we regret doing right? yeah me, neither - but let's say hypothetically there was something that we regretted doing - something that we said or did that we feel like doesn't really reflect on as a person.

Why is it I can have the best of intentions and still when it comes time I still make the wrong decision?

Today we're going to be exploring the hot-cold empathy gap and why it can be so difficult for us to predict what we're actually going to do in the moment.

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This Episode's Top Tips

The hot-cold empathy gap occurs when we fail to predict how our emotions are going to affect our decision-making when we're in that state.
This doesn't only apply to things like being angry or depressed but can also apply to our motivation or energy levels. Our ADHD can easily let us overcommit on projects because we fail to predict that we might have less drive and motivation when it comes time to actually do the task.
We can work on mitigating some of the effects of the hot-cold empathy gap by making the decisions we want to make easier to make in the moment. We can also use tools like accountability and breaking down our tasks to keep us on track.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Hacking Your ADHD, part of the ADHD Rewire Podcast Network.
0:08.3	I'm your host, William Kerb, and I have ADHD.
0:11.8	On this podcast, I dig into the tools, tactics, and best practices to help you work with your ADHD brain.
0:18.4	Why do we make bad decisions in the moment?
0:21.5	We've all got things that we regret doing, right?
0:24.2	Yeah, me neither.
0:25.7	But let's say hypothetically, there was something that we regretted doing.
0:29.1	Something that we said or did that feels like it doesn't really reflect on who we are as a person.
0:34.9	Why is it that I can have the best of intentions? And yet still, when it
0:39.3	comes time, I make the wrong decision. Today, we're going to be exploring the hot, cold
0:45.4	empathy gap, and why it can be so difficult for us to predict what we're actually going to do
0:50.3	in the moment. If you'd like to follow along on the show notes page, you can find that at
0:55.9	hacking your ADHD.com slash empathy gap. But first, need help staying focused? Adult study
1:04.6	hall might be the answer for your wandering attention. I've talked about the magic of body
1:09.2	doubling and how it can do wonders for your
1:11.4	productivity. If you want something structured and with dedicated work sessions for things like
1:16.2	working out, cleaning, and writing, let me direct you to ADHD rewired's Adult Study Hall,
1:22.6	which you can check out at hacking your ADHD.com slash study hall. I use adult study hall nearly every day to help
1:30.6	keep me on task while I'm working on this podcast. So you may see me there working on the next
1:35.2	episode. That link again is Hacking Your ADHD.com slash study hall. All right, keep on listening
1:43.0	to find out why it can be so hard to predict what we do sometimes.
1:53.5	When we think about empathy, we're typically talking about our ability to understand what
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