Analyzing the various factors in the context of your financial goals will help to minimize the impetuous thoughts that lead to bad decision making and equally bad investment performance.

FORBES: Know Thyself

Finally, forces from the outside are factors that characterize the context in which we operate and make decisions.

FORBES: Why Do Our Decisions Get Derailed?

Public pensions exist within a broader societal context and are not immune from factors affecting society in general.

FORBES: A ''Tipping Point'' for Public Pensions? (November 2009)

Furthermore, water availability must be understood within the context of the hydrological cycle, which is influenced by multiple factors, trends, uncertainties and the associated risks that extend beyond a narrow sectoral focus.

UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

It is these factors, not its main base, Europe, that provide the context in which Basell looks inviting to its future owners.

ECONOMIST: Plastics and petrochemicals

Therefore, while social networking environments can provide greater context that may increase the chances of serendipity, how you act on that information still depends on factors that you only have an instinctive feeling for.

FORBES: Serendipity Lies At The Heart Of Business Relationships