Why are you rushing me?

Recently, my apartment flooded causing mold growth and other less than positive experiences to ensue. After moving to another apartment, I was presented with a settlement letter. Because of many other large events and circumstances, it wasn’t something I was going to focus on until I had a few more conversations.

What I found most interesting was that there was pressure being applied to us, the damaged parties to sign a waiver limiting my rights. Why would the landlord care about timing, unless they had more knowledge or an ulterior motive.

This got me thinking about false time constraints and motivation, there really was no rush for us to sign an agreement as we have 3 years if we chose to pursue the matter in court. There are 2 types of pressure when making a decision:

• Real Time Pressure
• Just Because Time Pressure

An example of real time pressure: If we don’t leave for the airport, the plane will leave without us or there are only 2 left of the item you need for dinner and other stores are closed. Just because pressure would be, we want to finish this, or someone pushing for the sake of pushing.

My approach is to figure out what your goals are and what the risks are with a cool head. There has never been a substantial life decision that has disappeared by waiting one day.