Are you a good decision maker ?

lol. To be straight, I am just a bad decision maker. As you said, being a good decision maker needs to be prepared from several aspects, like, self-confidence, knowledge of prevailing situation, ... wit... I think, as for myself, I don't have any of them. lol. But I don't think I am lack of confidence, it's just like, maybe I don't want to be a GOOD decision maker. Even we have checked the pros and cons of an issue, also good preparations like wits and so on, and the result may be out of our control. Everything can be out of our control sometimes. Never mind. Just go. When we make a bad one, we learn from it and perhaps we be the good decision maker. lol. Luck.

Rajib- I think you bring up some interesting questions. I suppose that things perhaps may have been different if Nehru had not made the decision he did. Who knows. Perhaps it would have been more blood shed. Looking back on history is always in danger of either being too critical, or thinking that things would have been better if certain decisions had been made. We'll never know. All we can do in today, in the now is to learn from the past and try to live better. I know that I've made decisions that at the time I thought were sound, or for the best, only to find out later on those decisions were not the best for me. Beating ourselves up for our past mistakes is no way to live life. It keeps us wrapped in the past, and we then do not live in the present moment. Sure, make mind of those mistakes but once we do let them go. We will never be perfect, and we always make mistakes. However, our lives can still be well if we continue to focus on the thoughts that at this moment in time a particular decision is the best one I can make with the information I have, and I will not worry if it turns out differently. If and when it does in that moment, one can only say to their self that they did the best they could, be the moment, live through that moment, and move forward. Many blessings dear friend. Namaste-Anora

Can't agree with you more and believe me I look to do the same at most of the times. But at times when my wilder sides takes over, all these thoughts never strike. These things are called "thinking too much" at those times and when you think too much 'the moment' may pass away. At times preparing yourself that well eats up all the fun it has in facing things unprepared. Don't you think so?

I agree with you that decision making is not an easy matter to handle. Even the lawmakers of every nation needs a dozen intellectual brains to make a concrete decision. Wrong decisions can wage a war as most troubled lands are experiencing now. The votes made the wrong choice of leaders. I may not always be right but I do decide for myself on many matters especially the running of my business.

Hi there, What is a decision? It is a mere choice and mos of the time you have only two choices and you have to choose one! Based on your own experiences, you do give a thinking and choose an option. I won't say that I am a good decision maker. Most of my decisions went wrong and was penalized but with every experience I am learinng and next time I do make a good one!

Hello friend, I take all of my decisions myself and once I take a decision I do not regret it. I give a lot of thought to my decision so most of the times it comes out to be a good one. Even if I make a bad one, I try to look for ways to make amends rather than regret it.

Often for me, it really depends on the situation. I know there are many times that I might be faced with making a decision and if I think too fast it could come back to bite me in the end. So a lot of times I often find myself stopping and thinking about each choice I need to make, and will usually find myself spending some time in Prayer to help be able to make the Best decision for me as well.

One who makes decisions should definitely take the time to think of such results if ever he decides one out of the options that he or she can select. That person could also ask from others in regards to their opinions to weigh the odds and perhaps find a common ground for all choices that one can select. Its not always about easy though.

I have made some poor decisions in my life and suffered for them but I have learned from them so that I don't make the same mistake twice. If we always made good decisions we would never learn anything, so it's good to have a few errors in judgment!

I am really good decision maker because every time i got good results for particular one's. I think more practically so that is big plus point to me, so have you ever faced any problems while taking any decision?

Hi there! I always think things over before making any decisions. I try to foresee the future, the good and the bad if I decide on this and that. Sometimes I ask for advices cause' theirs could be better than mine. I have lots of confidence with my decisions too cause' I always know what I want. But I am not perfect a person cause not all my decisions are right. I have made wrong decisions in my life too and I don't blame anyone for these wrong decisions. But what's good is that I always try to learn from my mistakes and if I have taken the wrong the path, I try to change it to make my life better. Ciao!

no, i never made a decision. i don't certain whether i can make a find decision. always i do somethings follow others. i don't think others are clever than me.but i also can't take a right decision. that may be need courage.and need take the carriage. so i don't always make a decision.

I guess Im not a very good decision maker.Im not a coward,either.I mean some people hesitate for a long time while making decisions cuz they are afraid of making mistakes.I make few decisions so far in my life.lol Im not a leader.Its exciting to be a leading decision maker.As you say,a slight mistake would change the history.

Hello Rajib Decision making is a mental process which results in the selection of an outcome among various available alternatives. I am not a good decision maker because though I can see alternatives but to apply mental process is not always easy. Yes, there must be a course on decision making. In fact, Herbart Simon won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1978 on his theory of decision making. According to him, the most sought after ability for a manager is his ability to take perfect decisions. Even in real life, we always face situations where we are bound to take decisions. I am here on mylot at 2 AM is my decision over sleeping or reading something. Here, a proper study may not come into picture but only commonsense and ability to think about own betterment will do the job. I think the attributes that you noted above are necessary but only those stuffs will not make a person good decision maker. In fact, no decision can be said to be perfect. We must remember the existence of bounded rationality. Then again, there is a dichotomy of values and facts. The inherent biasness also affects decision making process of a person. The task of rational decision making is to select the alternative that results in the more preferred set of all the possible consequences. This task can be divided into three required steps: (1) the identification and listing of all the alternatives; (2) the determination of all the consequences resulting from each of the alternatives; and (3) the comparison of the accuracy and efficiency of each of these sets of consequences. What was that fault of Napoleon? I don’t know..Please share that briefly. The creation of Pakistan is not a decision by Gandhi ji or Nehru ji. They were forced to follow. But they took a decision to oblige. Here comes the bounded rationality. There might happened more bloodbath if they did not go according to the wishes of Jinnah.

i am constantly having to make decisions for all kinds of reasons. for our business, for the our home finances, for my son, for the dog and on and on. so i am confident in my decision making abilities. i have to be because i really do not have anyone to defer to on most things because my husband works alot and is indifferent to most things. i am the one who really runs the household and most times, i would say 9 times out of 10 i make the right decisions.

I am good at making decisions, I just don't necessarily make good decisions. I always find it fascinating that the tiniest decision in your life can have enormous consequences. My great great grandfather came to Australia because he decided to tie his shoelace on the steps of an immigration office. If he'd waited or done it earlier, my family now would never have existed.

To be a good decision maker it is wise to analyse the situation, look at it from all angles, measure the risks and act; the idea is not too wait to long to take action because that's where hesitation steps in along with confusion. Some decisions will be for the best and others not so much, but if we never made mistakes we would never learn, so it is okay to err as long as we gather knowledge and move on without too much emphasis on the past lest we miss out on the gift of the present. As far as world leaders who make decisions there is much at stake for so many, it is indeed a daunting job and putting the questions to the people may narrow the choices. I usually take too long to decide and one of my lessons is to believe in myself more and to take appropriate action in reasonable time.

Hello frreind no iam not a good decision maker,i never remain stic to my decision .Iam often confused while taling the big decisions of life and so i go wrong many times,and then have to face the consequences.

hai krajibg, i can make good decisions on my own problems. if the problems are related to my family, then the decision of my family members are always different with me and often their decision produces a good result.

im not really a good in making decisions. what i do is ask my trusted friends and family to give me an advise. form their advise, i think and think and think and after all the thinking, i'll come up with my one decision. deciding to do is not really that easy. lot of things are needed to be considered. listing the pros and cons are good but actually, things are different when the decision is made. results are still unknown unless we make our decisions.