Page 209 - EA HANDBOOK MASTER Part A Building the Foundations 2025 2026 FLIPBOOK

Impulsivity

Impulsive Deliberate

Neither are better or worse – just helpful or unhelpful at different times and in different places.

Lemurs are great at (and their impulsivity is Owls are great at (and their deliberateness is

helpful when): helpful when):

▪ Answering quick fire questions in a quiz ▪ Thinking through whether something is a

good idea
▪ Making a quick decision
▪ Planning a project
▪ Reacting in an emergency
▪ Problem-solving and trying out different

▪ Getting something done quickly ideas

▪ Thinking about the different ideas and
▪ Giving things a go without thinking
views of different people