Illness, Pain & Compromised State
Acute pain, fever and illness consume attention and working memory; people decide faster, shallower and more to escape discomfort, and counterparts may schedule against it.
An everyday example
Signing a lease from a hospital bed, or accepting a settlement while on strong painkillers, because the process itself hurts.
What it can cost you
Irreversible decisions made to end discomfort, or under medication that changes judgment.
Warning signs
- I want the conversation to end more than I want a good outcome.
- I am on medication and being asked to sign.
One thing to do
Anything irreversible waits until you are well; if it cannot, appoint someone else to decide with a written brief.
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