How do you make the important decisions in your life? Do you use your head? Are you a logical thinker? Or do you use your heart? Do you rely on your intuition and decide what to do by listening to that little voice in your gut?
Most of you have a propensity to one type of decision making over the other. That is, you either make important decisions on the basis of your intuition or on the basis of your head. But is there a more balanced way to make decisions?
If you merely rely on your head, your decisions will:
1. Lack the emotional components that are necessary to solve problems.
2. Lack integrity since it depends on your personality and character which is imbued in emotions and feelings.
3. Be too principled and cold, giving them an inhumane feel.
4. Cause a lot of discontent because your emotions and feelings will be lacking in such a
decision.
If, on the other hand, you merely rely on your heart to make decisions, your decisions will:
1. Be irrational and have no rational or objective components.
2. Rely on feelings and emotions only.
3. Lack level headedness.
4. Be too short-lived and temporary.
If you make decisions using both your head and heart, your decisions will:
1. Involve both rational deliberative components, and feelings and emotions.
2. Be objective and include some emotional elements.
3. Include both your personal and impersonal elements, making for a more balanced decision.
4. Be effective and efficient in solving your problem in a balanced manner.
So, the next time you need to make an important decision in your life, make sure that it involves both your head and heart. That way you will be making a balanced and rational decision that has emotional components. In this way, cognitive errors can be eliminated and you can feel more secure in your solution to your problem.
Irene S. Roth is a freelance writer for teens and tweens. She writes nonfiction articles in the areas of self-assertiveness and self-confidence. If you are interested in some of these issues, she also has a blog for girls at: http://www.adolescentgirlsblog.wordpress.com.
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