Decision we make are usually informed by our judgements we have about the issue at hand. We make decisions in our everyday life, "should I take the train today or walk"?, "Should I buy the red or blue top?". The action we decide to take is the decision.
When making decisions we usually weigh the outcome, the consequences. Sometimes we make decisions which we might think is good but others might disagree.
But what makes a good decision? Is it a decision everyone will agree on or a decision we believe is right? Sometimes we might make decisions that we believe is good but opposite to others. What clues do you draw on when making decisions?. Sometimes we want to wait till we are absolutely certain before we make a decision and most times we end up not making any decision at all.
Nevertheless we should always know that the amount of time that goes into a decision is what makes a decision good or bad. Taking time to think through a problem will make one come to a reasonable decision.
Things can get a bit more complicated than this. As we discussed in class, we don't always have the time to think through a problem in detail. However, when it comes to big decisions such as whether to take a new job, or whether to employ additional workers in your company, then many theorists assume that it must be better to think analytically rather than rely on intuition. However, the presence of uncertainty in most decisions means that even thinking carefully doesn't always guarantee a good outcome!
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