# Do We Make Better Decisions in a Foreign Language? ![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article2.74d541386bbf.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[The Financial Times]] - Full Title: Do We Make Better Decisions in a Foreign Language? - Category: #articles - Source: medium - Last Highlighted: 2024-10-30 10:08:52.554843+00:00 - URL: https://medium.com/p/91685ac70e21 ## Highlights - But is it also possible that we make more dispassionate decisions when thinking in a foreign language? - a foreign language provides a distancing mechanism that moves people from the immediate intuitive system to a more deliberate mode of thinking - A foreign language may provide greater distance because it is less grounded in the emotional system than a native tongue is.