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You know what you meant to say. You can see it clearly now: after the meeting ended, after you said yes, after the moment passed. You promised a deadline you can't meet. You agreed to terms you don't want. You watched yourself cave in real time, and you can't figure out why it keeps happening. Most people blame themselves. They call it weak willpower, poor boundaries, or lack of backbone. They promise to try harder next time. They don't. Here's what's actually happening: pressure doesn't reveal your character. It changes your operating conditions. Under acute stress, your brain narrows access to the exact functions you need most: working memory, flexible thinking, and impulse control. Time pressure shifts how you weigh options. Social threat hijacks your attention. Urgency creates the illusion of clarity while injecting noise into your choices. These aren't personality flaws. They're predictable patterns that show up when decision-making gets hot. You're Not Bad Under Pressure replaces shame with a clearer map. Drawing on research in decision science, stress physiology, and executive function, this book explains why smart, capable people make choices they later regret, and what actually works when willpower doesn't. You'll learn to: Recognize when you've shifted from ""cold"" to ""hot"" decision-making, and why that shift matters Use external tools like the One-Page Decision Canvas to protect decision quality when your mind narrows Set implementation intentions (if-then defaults) that survive social pressure and time constraints Reframe physiological arousal so it supports performance instead of sabotaging it Repair quickly and professionally when you overcommit, without collapse or self-flagellation Build a Personal Pressure Playbook that holds when your executive access doesn't This isn't a book about becoming fearless or ""tougher."" It's about designing decisions that survive the conditions you're actually in. No journaling required. No personality overhaul. Just practical systems backed by science and tested in the real situations where pressure hits hardest: negotiations, client calls, family conflict, and on-the-spot commitments. If you've ever walked out of a room thinking ""Why did I agree to that?"" this book is for you. Pressure changes how decisions get made. Now you can change how you respond.

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