Yuli Miller

Me too! The way I see it is data. The more data I have on the new choice having a higher ROI, the less compelling and hold the old choice will have. It seems to be a learning process.

Do you have a background in risk assessment or behavioral economics? You seem to be very attuned to those processes.

Yes! I was an internal auditor, so I focused on managing risk in organizations, business processes, and supporting systems, through the lens of accounting and the enterprises' objectives.

It’s an under appreciated skill in the eyes of those who don’t get it. Most of us operate unconsciously or emotionally re: risk, but it’s all around us every day!

Yes the way I see it is that our emotional and rational selves are constantly debating and making calculated decisions re:risk and payoffs.

You're making the hypothalamus blush. We like to think it's a very sophisticated negotiation protocol, but really our hormones often just override rational beliefs.

I've had frustrating internal power struggles all my life. The work has been integrating all sides. With reactive emotional responses, awareness & equanimity allow for responsibility, which is easier said than done. I do see that decisions are driven by cost benefit analysis.

For example, automatic emotional responses are usually based on some sort of pre-calculation for survival or replication. But when doing the work of consciously seeing the impact of that behavior vs. the reward of a new & rational one, then I can actually be free of its grip.