Impulsive choice is when one makes decisions quickly without thorough consideration of the consequences. It involves acting on immediate desires/urges instead of evaluating the long-term outcomes. Humans behave this way when we experience strong emotions, such as stress, excitement, or frustration. We also behave this way when we lack self-control, such as fatigue. Also, environment factors, peer pressure, or social norms can also encourage impulsive behavior. An example of this is seeing a sale on a phone and purchasing it immediately, even if it’s not within your budget. Eventually, this might lead to regret once you realize how this impacts other financial expenses.
Consequences of impulsive choices can include short-term satisfaction, but it can result in negative long-term outcomes, such as financial difficulties. People often experience regret/guilt after impulsive decisions, which can impact self-esteem. It is important to practice mindfulness and develop self-control in order to be more aware and make careful decisions.
I always think about how different mental health disorders are connected to impulsive decisions. Having may affect how you are able to make clear concise decisions. I also think that people are more likely to make impulsive choices repeated if they have never faced any other negative consequences. Overall, very interesting topic. I enjoyed reading it.
ReplyDeleteI like that you brought up how social, environmental and mental factors play a role in impulsive decisions. Piggybacking off of what Jada said I do think people are more likely to continuously make impulsive decisions if they haven't faced repercussions from those decisions. The part about the aftermath of those decisions and the negative long-term effects was really interesting.
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