Do we or don't we?

Should I snooze the alarm for another 15 mins? Can I afford to sleep for half an hour more? So begin the mornings for most of us - making decisions. Right from the time we wake up in the morning to the time we rest our senses into a deep sleep, we are involved in numerous tasks, each involving a certain component always, called 'decision making'. Some small, some big. Some mundane, some routine and some life changing. And the effort spent in arriving at the decision is proportional to the impact of the decision. Or is it?

What actually does go into this process of decision making? Is it like a piece of art, that is spontaneous and doesn't know how and why it turned up that way or is it a science with a logical, measured and practical answer to the question. It could be one of them or it could be both. It could differ by person, by situation and by the combination as well. Such a complex process it seems and sometimes all we have is probably a few milliseconds on hand to take a decision, especially if you are driving down the lanes of Hyderabad :)

People say experience aids in decision making. But neither do all decisions have a prior experience that can help. We only "decide" to poke an angry dog the first time, don't we? And neither is a decision transferable. What works for one might not work for another. Wouldn't we all be following Warren Buffet then? In most cases, it is the work of science and art together that aid in decision making, though in varying proportions. The science or the logical part brings in the pragmatic component to take a decision which is feasible in the first place and the art part provides the creative or the satisfactory component that lets one unleash his will or choice in the process of decision making within what is feasible. Anybody who bought a car or a bike, for example, can quickly connect to this. From the list of cars that 'fit' our budget, we pick the one that we 'like' the most.

And so continues the infinite loop of decision making..

It is these things that make life an enriching experience. The process of decision making, the decisions we take and the ensuing effect they have.


Should I post this now or just discard it? :)