Most people often make decisions out of emotions, either when they are very happy or angry. While some of these decisions still turn out well in the long run, some lead one into regrets.
I have acted on my emotions when I was very angry, and the result was very disastrous; however, I learned the lessons of my life through the experience to date. I have also acted on my emotions when I was overly excited and happy and thus took a decision without thinking through it. I was totally carried away! It was my 27th birthday, and you would agree with me about the kind of happiness associated with birthdays to some people, myself included.
Happiness is a very beautiful emotion, no doubt. When you are happy, your mind is soaked with excitement; you are positive; in fact, your whole body system only understands positive languages only during a moment of happiness, and of course, you are more likely to say yes to certain requests that ordinarily you would have thought twice about. This scenario was exactly my story on the occasion of my 27th birthday celebration in my former office.
I was totally overwhelmed with the way my colleagues celebrated me on that day. It was one of my memorable days; the words I received from them were too emotional, so much hype about my good personality. Music, dance, text messages, etc., all to spice up my day. Then at the end of our mini party in the office during the office closing hour, one of my colleagues jokingly said, Nkem, it's your big day; why not take us to ShopRite for some treats? Another colleague concurred, and before you know it, everyone was like, Yes, yes, ShopRite is a better venue to round up this celebration. They continued, Birthday happens once in a year; make it fun; give us a nice treat, beautiful woman, hehe 😃. Out of excitement, I give in to the request, and we joyfully match to ShopRite.
These colleagues of mine decided to choose one of the most expensive eateries at the ShopRite, and I saw no problems with it. I was happy; it's my big day, and I would love everyone to be happy as well. Then, my monthly salary was $30. Could you believe the total request my colleague made on that eatery was close to $70? The food didn't stop the pizza order; it didn't stop baked chicken and the rest. To cut the story short, I paid through my hard-earned savings. It took me months to save $70 out from the monthly $30 I was earning then. But emotions clouded my sense of reasoning, and within two hours, I spent all my savings just to make my colleague happy on my birthday.
It's nice to be generous to friends, but with the right emotions, no one will empty her savings on the course of doing so. This was one of the decisions I took when I was overly happy and later regretted it.
Overall, I learned to always put my emotions under check, either happy or angry emotions. There's a need to think through certain decisions before acting.
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I can definitely relate to this kind of thing. At that point, you'll be thinking all your life choices and the bill keep pilling.
I'll just have to wait to catch you one day when you're very happy...😂
Hahaha 😂🤣🤣🤣
Abeg oo 😂
I will be running with speed of light and without looking back 🤣🤣
I think every decision is important and no decision should be taken impulsively doesn't matter we are happy or sad. Fortunately, in my case I can take the right decision doesn't matter I am happy or sad as in the time of taking decision I remain neutral. I don't hesitate to deny any offers or proposal if I am happy even if it can ruin the mood.
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Yea, every decision taken either when you are very happy or angry shouldn't be taken impulsively.. sometimes it doesn't end well
U seems to always put ur emotions on check
Nice 👍🙂
Making decisions when too excited, too sad or too angry can leave us regretting those decisions.
Indeed...one just have to keep the emotions in check ✅
This happiness of a thing can be very mumuish sometimes ehhh😂.
You were concurring to everything even when your other part was aware of the budget 😂
Hahaha 😂😂
I tell you
I am now conscious oo 🤣
😂😂😂😂 Oh my oh my what an experience
It's a mixed feeling experience 😃
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It is really of importance to balance emotions with rational thinking, especially when making financial decisions, as impulsive choices can lead to regret. Its great how you learned something valuable from your experience, I picked mine too.
Thanks for sharing.
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Making decisions when you're excited is actually crazy, because the next moment you'd be filled with instant regret, I've promised myself never to allow myself to make a decision or promise when I'm angry or excited.