Why do smart people make bad decisions?
This free whole-school PSHE assembly explores the moment between feeling something and acting on it.
Using three real incidents, students investigate what happens when strong emotions create a sense of urgency. Through guided discussion, they discover a powerful idea for themselves:
Urgency is a feeling, not a fact.
The assembly introduces The Four Tells – Anger, Fear, Excitement and Self-Righteousness – and encourages students to recognise the feelings most likely to rush them into decisions they later regret.
Includes:
- Editable PowerPoint assembly
- Full speaker notes
Approx. 16–18 minutes, suitable for KS3–KS4, whole-school or year-group delivery
Part of The Pause Collection.
Companion lesson and discussion session also available separately.
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