As we learn to live in the ‘new normal’, amidst the easing and tightening of local and national lockdowns, day-to-day decision-making has become fraught with difficulty. Here are some of the questions I’ve been grappling with lately:

• When would be a good time to visit friends and family members?
• Should I head out to the shop/ pub/ restaurant/ hairdresser this week?
• Would it be more sensible to stay home?

A year ago these questions had easier answers. I only needed to check in on my mood, bank balance, or general state of dishevelment. Now it’s far harder to weigh up the costs and benefits of going out and about. There’s so much more hanging on each decision. Is it worth taking the risk of picking up – or passing on – the virus? Of course, we will all settle on our own ways of balancing these concerns. But, in this post, I’m going to look at how our attitudes to risk depend on framing.