When Sliding Goes Wrong

Decisions are what direct a average person's life. Some decisions are easy some are hard. But that’s the way of life and how it works.

Some of your decisions will be so routine that you make them without giving them much thought.

Rushworth Kidder suggests that decision-making is driven by our core values, morals and integrity, and that some decisions fall into one of two categories: Moral Temptations and Ethical Dilemmas.

Someone can think and make decisions in two different ways. They can subconsciously make decisions, like what toothbrush to use, or they can put thought behind a decision and then decide. The subconscious decision making is system one and the conscious is system two. By putting thought into the decision the person has to weigh pros and cons for possible outcomes. If I take the back roads to work to bypass the tolls will I be late to work? The decision maker needs to decide what is best. How late do they think they will be, by deciding to take the back roads? How much will the tolls cost? Could you possibly be stuck behind a school bus, or at lights if you take a back road? By weighing the options people can make decisions, but there might be factors, which sway the final choice.

To better understand how the Responsible Decision-Making Model works, we will view how it helped Robin Francis make a very important decision. A few months ago, Robin was working as a switchboard operator for St. Anthony’s Medical Center (SAMC) in St. Louis, Missouri. She received an offer to work as a switchboard operator for Jefferson Memorial Hospital (JMH) in Crystal City, Missouri, which is much closer to her home. Robin wanted to weigh the pros and cons of switching jobs before making a final decision. SAMC is an hour away from her home, never has a set schedule, and she was not

I the one thing that I really badly wanted to do was to go to the skate park. I mean, who doesn’t want to go there? I had walked down to the end of the neighborhood when suddenly I just froze all over. I thought that everyone would see me and then tell my parents. I wasn’t allowed to go anywhere except school, the store, and my friends’ houses without their permission. I thought that if someone told my parents, then that would leave me grounded. I also thought that I could get hurt at the park and then I would have to settle everything with my parents. Plus, none of my siblings were with me. If they were, then I could’ve gone and no one would’ve cared. I pondered over this thinking that I would get in trouble. I would have fun, but I would

Day in, day out people make choices, which propel them to next second, minute, hour, day, etc. An ancestral phenomenon that has been occurring forever is decision making, particularly when people make choices to advance toward their life goals. Simple decisions in life do not makeup goals in life; moreover, complex decisions constitute life. Terrific athletes do not become Olympians by staying inside and doing nothing; moreover, they choose to train and judiciously spend time wisely.

Our choices can not be just intuitive, they have to reflect what we are. Of course you should reevaluate decisions and change paths: No one is the same forever. But I choose what I thought that was the best for me in that moment.

Despite decades of research, we are yet to fully understand how people make decisions. The topic of decision-making is a fascinating area of research because it not only helps to elucidate how the human brain works, but it also has some serious practical applications ranging from judges in court (who are not as rational as one might like to believe, as discussed below) to common folks trying to decide what to do with their lives or where to go Saturday night. In general, it has

The aspects that will be discussed in the following will assess the background of decision theory, frameworks of decision and action, factors that influence and difficulties when faced with the indecisiveness. Understanding the decision making frameworks, factors such as genetic makeup, personality, environmental and emotional impacts that influence our decisions will provide insight on counseling strategies, preventative or institutional development.

These choices can be broken down in several distinct areas. The choice made will affect others in some way. Because of this, you need to think about what is the consequence. The second part deals directly with the decision you make and if it could end up hurting others. Life decisions have both good and bad outcomes. As a result, decisions need to be made with all the facts and determine what the best conclusion would be under the circumstances. The third process takes into consideration the adage, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”, which applies for the purposes of ethics in society today. Think about the options and base your judgment on the outcome. The last part of making an ethical decision relates to how others are going to respond to the resolution (Pollock, 2010). Any ethical decision has ramifications and people will have varying opinions on your actions and

Mohamad Sidani showed us the practical side of what we learnt in the course regarding decision making. For example, while studying, we learn the concepts in a general manner. However, the challenge is in applying them to each circumstance we face. As he explained, the process of taking a decision follows the same concept we have learnt, however; not word by word. It is more spontaneous and to him it’s very important to take his time, when possible, to study the different alternatives and their possible outcomes. In addition, he weighs the possible benefits against the risk of each option. After making up his mind, he keeps the decision to himself and makes sure it’s the best solution before announcing and implementing it. He admits that intuition is one of the factors he bases his decisions on and sum up to 20%. However, it’s not enough if it’s not backed up by something

“Every day we seem to make and act upon all kinds of free choices- some trivial, and others so consequential that they make change the course of our life. But are these choices really free? Or are we compelled to act the way we do by factors beyond our control?”(Pink cover). Every day as our eyes are opened in the mornings we are faced with various decision and consequence. One can choose to stay in bed for an extra five more minutes sleep which will turn into thirty minutes more of sleep after their alarm goes off, or one can get up at the sound of their alarm and lose that extra five minutes of sleep. If one stays in bed, they might run late to their meeting or miss the bus. However, if they get up on time they have a higher probability of catching the bus and being on time for work or school. This is one of the few choices that we as human beings with this unique ability of free will make on a daily basis. How we choose to execute our freedom of the will impact the effect it will have upon us. If one chooses stays in bed and misses the bus which then makes them therefore late for work, who is it to be blamed? The bus driver for leaving early? The lady that walked too slowly in front of them? Or oneself for spending an extra five minutes in bed to catch upon sleep? These are the questions of culpability, who is to be held responsible for a particular action or event? As humans we display our freedom of will on a daily basic knowing we will be held personally

Across the period of one's life, decisions are made, consequences are endured, and rewards are accepted. In most instances, one does not think before they act on possible actions or decisions; however it is the rare few that do think, and do realize the cause and effect of decisions about to be made.

I walked myself to the bus stop i remember it being so cold outside i didn’t even wanna go. I could have probably stayed home but i had stuff that needed to be done and i needed help ASAP. As the snot ran down my nose from crying and it being so cold i stood at the bus stop for something that felt like a lifetime till my bus showed. Shortly after i got on the bus i sat there and just acted like a normal 5 year old that wouldn't have heroin or coke pills in her bookbag. I got to school and started