Even simple choices aren’t always so simple to make. What’s behind our decisions — and how we can make better ones,
YES? NO? MAYBE? No one is perfect and sometimes despite everything you’ll make a bad decision. In the perfect scenario the decision-making process goes something like this: You ascertain the goal you want to achieve as well as how important it is to you to achieve it. Then you look at your options and decide which one will help you achieve that goal. It sounds so simple. So what goes wrong?
H e leapt onto the stage and grabbed the microphone from the rabbi. He looked out to the crowd. “Bring me a kippah tzitit tefillin!” he cried. “I’m ready! I’m doing teshuvah!”
She gazed at the rows of salad dressings staring at her defiantly. So many flavors each a different price each with different amounts of sugar calories and preservatives. She felt dizzy. How could she possibly decide?
A major decision made with confidence and determination. And an everyday decision tiny yet paralyzing. Why do people approach the business of decision-making so differently? Are you born either decisive or a procrastinator or is it something you learn? And most importantly can you do anything to change?
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