Penalty kickers pick their corner before they run up. Decide under calm so you don’t decide under pressure.

Decisions made under pressure get made by whoever you are in that moment, which is usually the most rushed version of you. Choosing in advance hands the decision to a calmer person with better judgment, leaving the pressured moment nothing to do but execute. That is what routines are for. Preparation is less about predicting the future than about removing the need to choose while shaking.

Take one recurring high pressure moment and decide now what you will do in it. Write the decision down so it does not depend on mood. Then follow it instead of reopening the question at the worst time.