1. The Emotion Default

We tend to respond to feelings rather than reason and facts.

2. The Ego Default

We tend to react to anything that threatens our sense of self-worth or position in a group hierarchy.

3. The Social Default

We tend to conform to the norms of our larger social group.

4. The Inertia Default

We are habit forming and comfort seeking; we tend to resist change and to prefer ideas, processes and environments that are familiar.

When a situation triggers one of these default behaviours, the goal is to introduce a ritual that allows you to think clearly at that moment rather than just react instinctively and blindly according to your default programming...

Mastering these defaults will help you achieve better results in business & life as you won't be at the mercy of your default behaviour...

But rather can make better decisions by thinking through such situations in a calm and rational way.