How do you make decisions.

[NotATool]

I make decisions with my gut, because I if I were to depend on my brain, I would never come to conclusions, and if I were to depend on my heart, I would make foolish ones.

Naturally, it is good to use a little of all 3, but please pick one.

 

[OvA]

I think things out rationally, which is why I don't do alot of things.

 

[Nat Turner]

If it's an easy decision, logically through brain.

If it's a hard decision, always gut. There was actually a newspaper article in the science section on how "going with your gut" gives you the best result when faced with a very complicated decision (like buying a house).

 

[Dalamari]

I ask my parolle officer if I can go 20ft closer to the preschool just once, of course I always double tape the doors so they can't escape

 

[Que-Ever]

no penis option.





heart, I guess. I'm not the smartest guy, and I don't have any guts.

 

[VirusType2]

1) I do what my penis tells me to do.
2) In situations where my penis input isn't necessary, I listen to my gut.
3) My heart listens to my gut.
4) Sometimes, I make decisions using my brain.
5) Occasionally, I make decisions with my large intestine.

I realize that this is logically in the reverse order, but I am merely a victim of a some wicked design!

Since it isn't possible to make decisions with anything other than your brain so I thought I would just make something up for entertainment purposes.

 

[Shodan]

I think things out rationally, which is why I don't do alot of things.

Pretty much the same for me, I am overly thoughtful of everything.

 

[Nat Turner]

Yeah I overthink everything. But sometimes I try to act impulsive (with my gut) and the overthinking is more observing-style, if that makes any sense.

 

[NotATool]

no penis option.

I actually contemplated making that an option, then I realized I didn't need people to tell me they acted on sexual drive in order to know they did. We all do.

 

[Parlez]

decision making is one of the few things I actually think through.

 

[NotATool]

Pretty much the same for me, I am overly thoughtful of everything.

You should try meditation.

The complete absence of thought.

Possibly the most difficult challenge you will ever face, yet so rewarding. And very relaxing .

 

[Qonfused]

I think things out rationally, which is why I don't do a lot of things.

Haha, couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[Nat Turner]

You should try meditation.

The complete absence of thought.

Possibly the most difficult challenge you will ever face, yet so rewarding. And very relaxing .

I think sleep is relaxing enough, and I don't need to waste even more time.

 

[NotATool]

I think sleep is relaxing enough, and I don't need to waste even more time.

I think eating is good enough for me, I don't need to waste more time learning calculus.

???

 

[Kamikazie]

depends on the situation for me.

women - penis
love - heart
which food to get - gut
math - brain

 

[short recoil]

4) I make decisions with my dick.

AHHH KAMIKAZE got that in before me, i knew someone would!

 

[OvA]

You should try meditation.

The complete absence of thought.

Possibly the most difficult challenge you will ever face, yet so rewarding. And very relaxing .

Whenever I try to stop all thought, it goes something like this...


OvA: Ok, no thought....starting....now.




OvA: Is it working?




OvA: DAMN IT!

 

[VirusType2]

4) I make decisions with my dick.

AHHH KAMIKAZE got that in before me, i knew someone would!

Everybody got it in before you. At least thats what the girls are saying

Oh by the way I ended up voting gut because If my gut tells me something is wrong, then my brain assumes my gut is probably right, although it is quite often wrong, so I might have to remove some of the control from my gut and allocate it to my brain - if my gut will let me!

 

[Nat Turner]

I think eating is good enough for me, I don't need to waste more time learning calculus.

???

Eating and calculus do not have the same purpose.

 

[Qonfused]

I eat calculus for breakfast.

 

[Ikerous]

I just go with whatever option is least work :/

 

[Raeven0]

...Brain. Slow, methodical thought. Anything less causes problems.

Like children.

Or world wars.

 

[Stigmata]

I suppose a more realistic set of options would be

• Logical thought/rationalization
• Instinct/Initial thought
• Emotive rationalization

But I'd hate to kill this thread, so I pick penis.

 

[NotATool]

Eating and calculus do not have the same purpose.

Sleep: A natural biological period of altered consciousness, in which the body loses all conscious awareness of its surroundings and goes in an extremely relaxed state. REM sleep is necessary for human survival. Sleep causes numerous restorative work on the mind and body.

Mediation: A state of extreme mind focus and hyper-awareness purposefully practiced by an individual. Meditation is used in Zen practice to experience insight in the nature of existence and to calm the body.

 

[Raziaar]

I make decisions with every intelligent fiber of my being.

OvA, awesome sig.

Now, can somebody make the same thing in reverse? A thrashing cow behind baloo.

 

[The DemonWithin]

I make decisions with my brain, because I am a human being.

 

[NotATool]

I make decisions with my brain, because I am a human being.

I tend to go with my gut instinct.
If I am not a human being, what am I?

 

[Raziaar]

I tend to go with my gut instinct.
If I am not a human being, what am I?

A rainbow speckled goose.

 

[NotATool]

A rainbow speckled goose.

Damn.

 

[NotATool]

This is what I think:

When you think with your brain, you follow the natural chauvinistic instinct of "Oh, i have the power to think and lesser animals don't." But making decisiosn with your brains can lead to a lot of trouble because:
1. The brain can find the good and bad in everything.
2. Then you have to make a tricky decision and are limited by the power of your brain, how does the good outweigh the bad? Did I think of all the good and all the bad or will my choice be biased by the amount of good and bad I could find?

For me, going with your gut is transcending the brain.

Again, this is my opinion, and I might be completely wrong and get shafted really bad for going with the gut feeling in the future.

 

[Dan]

I think people make "gut" based decisions a lot more often than they realize. This is the difference with someone who has 10 years experience working in a machine shop and someone with no experience. An experienced person doesn't have to think about the things they do. They just have an instinct for it. Imagine if a juggler was trying to mentally calculate every motion they made.

Any decision you make while player CS or whatever your favourite video game is likely more gut based than brain based. If you practice something enough it just gets wired into your subconscious

 

[The DemonWithin]

I tend to go with my gut instinct.
If I am not a human being, what am I?

A decision made through instinct is still a decision made in the brain.

 

[NotATool]

A decision made through instinct is still a decision made in the brain.

Please listen to what I mean rather than what I say, it's rather annoying. Reasoning something out and going with your gut feelign are two different things, and they're what I meant by "brain" and "gut."

 

[Nat Turner]

Sleep: A natural biological period of altered consciousness, in which the body loses all conscious awareness of its surroundings and goes in an extremely relaxed state. REM sleep is necessary for human survival. Sleep causes numerous restorative work on the mind and body.

Mediation: A state of extreme mind focus and hyper-awareness purposefully practiced by an individual. Meditation is used in Zen practice to experience insight in the nature of existence and to calm the body.

They sound pretty similar. Eating and calculus have nothing to do with eachother.

 

[NotATool]

They sound pretty similar. Eating and calculus have nothing to do with eachother.

"natural biological period of altered consciousness"
"purposefully practiced by an individual"

"the body loses all conscious awareness of its surroundings and goes in an extremely relaxed state"
"A state of extreme mind focus and hyper-awareness"

"REM sleep is necessary for human survival. Sleep causes numerous restorative work on the mind and body."
"to experience insight in the nature of existence and to calm the body."

I did side by side comparisons for you. Hopefully you will be able to get passed my hyperbole and be able to see my point.

 

[Nat Turner]

"natural biological period of altered consciousness"
"purposefully practiced by an individual"

I choose when to fall asleep.

"the body loses all conscious awareness of its surroundings and goes in an extremely relaxed state"
"A state of extreme mind focus and hyper-awareness"

Your brain is fully functional while sleeping.

"REM sleep is necessary for human survival. Sleep causes numerous restorative work on the mind and body."
"to experience insight in the nature of existence and to calm the body."

Insight is experienced through dreams. The body is very calmed.

Your side-by-side comparisons are heavily biased. I said that meditation and sleep are very similar, or at least a lot moreso than calculus and breakfast. This is a true statement.

 

[Ikerous]

Wow.. you completely missed his point on all three of those... gj

 

[NotATool]

If you think sleep and meditation are at all similar, you have either never slept or been taught meditation by a proper teacher.

I don't really understand how you can even argue about something you've experienced.

 

[dream431ca]

How do I make decisions? it's rather simple. Electrical charges in my brain travel down to the brain stem, which then , in turn, travels down to the nerves in my body. Depending on what I'm thinking, I could pick something up or kick you in the nuts. It's that simple really.

 

[Nat Turner]

If you think sleep and meditation are at all similar, you have either never slept or been taught meditation by a proper teacher.

They both help the mind, correct? Don't they both calm you down a ton? Can't insight be experienced through both?

Now what do calculus and breakfast have to do with eachother?