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Jenny · 05-21-2007, 01:35 AM

I would really appreciate hearing how you make decisions and/or reach conclusions. I make them by just slowly absorbing a whole bunch of (sometimes seemingly random) information and then one day just getting a "feeling" and going with feeling. For the most part this method of decision making has served me very well both personally and professionally but when it hasn't been successful the results have been painful.

I find the two areas that are the most troublesome for me are (1) in relationships where I've developed a high level of trust and (2) thinking about an idea all the way to conclusion. The second area actually bothers me the most. I can usually work my way backwards from "feeling/decision" to identify what lead to this conclusion but it can take a long time.

I would really like to be more aware of the entire process. It makes me nervous that I'm living some of the most important parts of my life in a non-aware state. Thanks for any thoughts you might have.

05-21-2007, 01:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jenny Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 224	How Do You Make Decisions? I would really appreciate hearing how you make decisions and/or reach conclusions. I make them by just slowly absorbing a whole bunch of (sometimes seemingly random) information and then one day just getting a "feeling" and going with feeling. For the most part this method of decision making has served me very well both personally and professionally but when it hasn't been successful the results have been painful. I find the two areas that are the most troublesome for me are (1) in relationships where I've developed a high level of trust and (2) thinking about an idea all the way to conclusion. The second area actually bothers me the most. I can usually work my way backwards from "feeling/decision" to identify what lead to this conclusion but it can take a long time. I would really like to be more aware of the entire process. It makes me nervous that I'm living some of the most important parts of my life in a non-aware state. Thanks for any thoughts you might have.