Sometimes some situations make you uncomfortable and you don’t know how to save yourself. With these concepts, you can save yourself from unwanted situations. 

These 10 concepts will help you understand why your mind reacted in that particular way in a situation. With the help of these concepts, you can save yourself from future regret. Learn about these simple concepts and save yourself in the future

Has it ever happened to you that you reacted to the situation and then, after a while, you regret it? I guess the answer is yes. Because it happens to everyone. The reason is your mind has a system that triggers when a particular situation occurs. Today, with the help of these 10 simple concepts, you can save yourself from regret. 

Read these below 10 Great concepts to understand any situation and you react accordingly. 

01). McNamara Fallacy 

You are taking every decision with the help of numbers & statistics and sometimes you regret a few of them. In that situation, your mind goes through “McNamara Fallacy”. This makes you rely more on numbers, reasons, & logic. It is a good thing to think about all the odds and taking decisions logically, but sometimes you have to consider your intuition too. Life is about the balance between emotions and logical thinking. You look at both sides while crossing the road. The same goes for taking decisions, too. Take your intuitions and emotions into consideration while making decisions. 

With the help of this concept, you can save yourself from regret. 

02). Three Men Make a Tiger 

We took this from a saying which shows how your mind believes in something many people are saying. Mind believes something if a  few people say it. When you hear a crowd saying that a house caught fire. You do not go and check that house; you say this to another person. And that creates the chain of that incident. No one checked whether it really caught fire or not. When you hear something and do not check the facts, your mind is running through this concept. 

Try & stop yourself from relying on the information presented by others.  Save yourself from any embarrassment. Rely on yourself for every piece of information. 

03). Courtesy Bias 

You visit your friend’s house, and they ask you about the decor of their new home. You do not like it, but you praise and say pleasant things about them. This happens because of “Courtesy Bias”. Courtesy Bias makes you do positive things & say desirable statements to be polite & liked by others. By doing this, you get liked by other Human nature is that they like someone if the other person says nice things about them. Many people engage in this bias in everyday life and it is normal. But in the future, it puts you in a situation where you do not feel like praising, but you have to do the same as you did earlier. 

You have got an idea about this now think about praising someone or their tastes. 

04). Ironic Process Theory

It happens with everyone that they think of something else and their mind chooses another thing. This reaction happens because of the “Ironic Process Theory”. When you do not want to think about a situation, your mind focuses on it and thinks about it all the time. This happens to you in every situation, and in making decisions. This  affects every sphere of your life. Think about when you do not want to laugh in a serious situation, but in the end, you can’t stop and you burst into laughter. This is how your mind works, it always does the opposite. 

In summary, this theory says that you try to remove certain thoughts but your mind focuses on them & thinks about them all the time. 

05). Decoy Effect 

Let’s put this concept into easy words. There are three options. The first one is better, the second is less attractive in comparison to the first one. The third is the worst. The third one has been put deliberately there by someone so that you choose the second one. The third option act as a decoy and you find the second option more attractive & you choose that. When you choose the second option, it benefits them. This happens with everyone because of the “Decoy Effect”. 

Next time, when there are three options, make a decision wisely and save yourself from this. Do not let others take benefit from you because they’ve given you more options

06). Pollyanna Principle 

This concept is about your positive mindset. Think about the trip you have been to with your friends. Now, you may be recalling all the positive and joyous moments. Whereas there might have been disagreements or small fights, right? According to this concept, You remember positive things. “Pollyanna Principle” focuses on and remembers the positive & good aspects of experiences. Also, it doesn’t mean that you do not have negative or sad memories, it is because you focus on more good or positive memories. 

So do not get confused when you remember the positive aspects more. It is happening because of the “Pollyanna Principle”. 

07). Emotional Contagion 

Has it ever happened to you that you were feeling low, you met your friend who is happy and now you feel the same? I am sure it must have happened. This happens because of “Emotional Contagion”. It is a phenomenon where people catch or adopt the emotions of the people they are with. Your emotions get attracted by others’ emotions and you feel the same way. And it goes for every emotion as sad, angry, happy, and cheerful. This happens unconsciously as you adopt others’ feelings & emotions. 

In a nutshell, other’s emotions attract yours and you feel the same way. So, be aware of how other people feel & how you feel at a given moment.  Save yourself from getting influenced or influencing others’ emotions.   

08). Irrational Escalation

Suppose you are painting something, and in the middle, you somehow know the outcome will not be good. But you still complete it because you have already invested time & energy in it. And you finally completed it. This happened because of this concept in your mind – “Irrational Escalation”. It is also known as the “Escalation of Commitment”, or “Sunk Cost Fallacy”.

You complete something because your mind tells you that you have invested your energy and time. So, do not waste those things. No matter, you are wasting those things for no good outcome. You must complete it. Irrational escalation triggers your mind to complete that. 

This concept helps you save time & energy. Both of these things are important to invest wisely. 

09). Moral Credential effect 

This concept justifies your immoral behaviour. With the help of this concept, your mind tells you that you can do immoral things because earlier you have done morally perfect work. Like earlier, you cleaned the road on your way back home, and now you can throw garbage on the road. This is called the “Moral Credential Effect”. This makes you do immoral work unconsciously and later on also justify the same. You must understand that you are not allowed to do immoral work because you have already done a moral one. One must do moral things. 

Learn this concept and save yourself from immoral works.

10). Endowment effect 

In simple words, “Endowment Effect” means that you value it more because you have it. You value the things you have, you form an emotional attachment to them and think of them as precious. If you have to trade that thing and in return, you are getting profit, you will not trade. You own that and it simply makes it valuable. Sometimes this mindset puts you in a difficult situation, and you face loss. Also, by forming an emotional attachment, you feel sad and anxious when you have to leave that thing. 

Understand and learn these concepts, as they’ll help you save yourself in some difficult situations.

So, the above are 10 concepts to let you know why your mind reacts like that. These 10 concepts can save you in one way or another. It is necessary that you, on your own, help save yourself. These concepts make you independent because now you know why your mind reacts and you can handle these situations on your own. Also, you never get stuck anywhere or make a decision that you regret later.