Making decisions is like choosing your favorite snack, you pick what feels right at the moment.
Alan Watts, a smart guy who talks about life and choices, says that making decisions isn’t always about being perfect or knowing everything. It's more like playing with building blocks: sometimes you stack them up high, other times you knock them down to try something new.
Like Picking Your Shoes in the Morning
Imagine you're getting ready for school, and you have two pairs of shoes, one is blue and shiny, the other is red and scuffed. You don’t know which one will be better for the day, but you pick one anyway. That’s making a decision.
You might think, “What if I picked the wrong shoe?” But here's the thing: no matter which one you choose, it doesn't mean the other was bad, just that this one worked for now.
Decisions Are Just Moments
Sometimes people stress about choices like they're choosing between candy or vegetables. But decisions are just moments in your day, and not all of them need to be big or perfect. Sometimes they’re as simple as picking a shoe, or even deciding whether to play outside or stay inside. And that’s okay! Making decisions is like choosing your favorite snack, you pick what feels right at the moment.
Alan Watts, a smart guy who talks about life and choices, says that making decisions isn’t always about being perfect or knowing everything. It's more like playing with building blocks: sometimes you stack them up high, other times you knock them down to try something new.
Like Picking Your Shoes in the Morning
Imagine you're getting ready for school, and you have two pairs of shoes, one is blue and shiny, the other is red and scuffed. You don’t know which one will be better for the day, but you pick one anyway. That’s making a decision.
You might think, “What if I picked the wrong shoe?” But here's the thing: no matter which one you choose, it doesn't mean the other was bad, just that this one worked for now.
Decisions Are Just Moments
Sometimes people stress about choices like they're choosing between candy or vegetables. But decisions are just moments in your day, and not all of them need to be big or perfect. Sometimes they’re as simple as picking a shoe, or even deciding whether to play outside or stay inside. And that’s okay!
Examples
- Someone picks a job offer without thinking about long-term happiness.
- A student decides which subject to study based on immediate rewards.
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See also
- How Does It Will Give You Goosebumps - Alan Watts On Existence Work?
- What are indistinguishable from missteps?
- How Does a Philosophical Question Influence Real Decisions?
- Collective Leadership - What is leadership?
- David Deutsch - What is Truth?