We all consciously make bad decisions sometimes. They can be small, like funneling sleeves of Thin Mints when we’re ostensibly on a diet, or sending an angry email in the heat of the moment. And sometimes they’re big, like having an affair, relapsing into drugs, or getting a tattoo of the KFC Double Down sandwich (this actually happened).
There’s even an entire city built on the knowledge that we do stupid things: What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
Today we’ll talk about three reasons why—even as our conscience or our common sense screams, “Nooooooooo!”—we let ourselves make regrettable choices.
