Taking Decisions- Your Stability Matters

The Dose: Taking Decisions- Your Stability Matters


We continue review ing the progress towards Happiness. It pays to review.

Not in the least for 'learning' more on The Doses. The Dose is just a pointer.

But only to continuously remind oneself - there are simple actions one can take that lead to great volume of Happiness.

The Dose points to such simple actions You can consider acting on in Your Life — Life as You live it— with its routine, rigor and pleasure. In all hues and in all colors. In attempting this continuity, a review benefits.


The Dose 6 Revisited: Stability determines the ' better' among your D ecision alternatives

Decision making—An art or A science? Well, it may be any or both. But to many it seems like sheer Magic. And Magic in more than one way. Magic because whatever You decide there is often dissatisfaction at the end. Magic because 'the other' guy always seems to take it better than You do. Or at least she seems more confident after choosing her alternative, while You doubt yours. Magic because You somehow always end up wishing a re-chance. A second chance to somehow make a 'better one' this time. Magic because a re-chance is a rare occurrence.

Objectivity plays a role. Often, more objectively taken decisions turn out to be better. But there are other factors. The chance issue, the issue of unforeseen circumstances, the missing information issue. The list is endless. Uncertainty bugs. But You need to decide anyhow. So what's the best strategy?

Given this, Stability has a great value in letting You take optimal decisions. Stability in You. Stability - a state where You are under control. You are optimally excited about the problem You have to decide on. Not more, not less. Your thoughts, your logical faculties, your ability-set all work in harmony.

Your state of mind is matched to meet the challenge. You are putting Your best foot forward. You neither act great nor feel inferior, You are simply being yourself. In not trying to be any greater (or inferior) than You actually are, You are allowing yourself the freedom to decide rationally. You are safe from anxiety that strikes in the last hour and kills your deserved prize.

The Stability Principle advises you to go for the alternative that seems the best in your stable states of mind. And of course, since You never can predict when You may have to take impor­tant decisions, it pays to employ the Stability principle in Your daily life.



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