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Originally Posted by Shamou  This may sound simplistic... but all the decision that we take is directed by an effort to avoid pain and get the maximum possible pleasure... |
Unfortunately Shamou upon after the fact reflection I’d have to wonder about that sometimes. There have been times it seems I’ve run towards pain as fast as I can knowing full well what I was getting myself into and that it was going to hurt.
Uggh, I think though its been pretty exclusively tied to times when I’ve been really struggling in changing as a person – the pain so far has been just enough to push me through… So, is that a really roundabout way of securing maximum pleasure? I don’t know, maybe.
Thanks for the link. I’m going to really look it through tonight.
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Originally Posted by ZHereford Sometimes no matter what we do or how hard we think things through it doesn't work out the way we hope. |
ZHereford, I think the bothersome part to me is without a lot of backtracking I have a hard time explaining to others how and why I’ve made the decisions or came to the conclusions I have.
It’s not a big deal when it comes to people I know or who know me as I can explain myself fairly easily when talking it through. It is frustrating when it is people who don’t know me and are questioning my conclusions or in written form (a problem for a setting such as a forum for instance…) because not having another person to bounce my thoughts off means I have to slowly re-create my thinking from scratch. I guess it is probably really good practice though.
I agree with you on the “we have to make mistakes in order to learn and gain wisdom” though.
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Originally Posted by Mark Lapierre You can imagine the detrimental effects of such a decision making process. |
Mark, your response really surprised me. From what I know of your thinking (through your comments and blog) you are incredibly thoughtful and methodical leaving no stone unturned.
Yeah, I imagine the multiple decisions would be confusing for all of the people around you. Hah, I bet you kept everyone on their toes though!
