Decisions

'A Bug's Life' Gets Drawn Out

Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Decisions, Video, Pencil Drawing, Insect Behavior, Art Meets Science, Behavior, Weird Art, Quiet Ensemble, Weird, Drawing, Insects, Slidepollajax, Bernardo Vercelli, Biografie, Arts News

Normally we're so preoccupied with what's going on that we never stop to smell the roses or watch the insects! Come to think of it, insects probably w...

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How Government Leaders Can Take More Risks

Tom Fox | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Peter Sims, Risk, Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge From Small Discoveries, Decisions, Federal Leaders, Politics News
Tom Fox

Senior government leaders appear hesitant to make decisions or convert risks into opportunity even when presented with data that justifies a certain decision. Why?

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Live From Your Gut

Ilana Donna Arazie | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Decisions, Intuition, Gut, Consciousness, Mindful Living, Following Intuition, Instincts, Healthy Living News
Ilana Donna Arazie

The way to feel our instincts is to sit still, not force an answer and just relax. When we are nervous or filled with anxiety -- the right answers won't be clear.

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Do You Have Trouble Making Decisions?

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: True Work, Mindful of Feelings, Spirit, Making Decisions, Fulfillment, Healthy Living Health News, Decisions, Healthy Living Spirit, Mindfulness, Decision Making, Healthy Living News
Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

Making decisions can be difficult, but we make it especially hard when we try to decide from our mind, rather than from our inner experience. The arrogant mind often thinks it can figure out the "right" answer.

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When Can Making Medical Decisions Be Hazardous To Your Health?

Matthew D. Erlich, M.D. | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Healthy Living News, Healthy Living Health News, Decision Fatigue, Shared Decision Making, Decision Making, Mental Health, Healthy Living Mind, Decisions, Brain Science, Decision Making Fatigue, Making Decisions, Healthy Living News
Matthew D. Erlich, M.D.

A doctor's decision-making abilities may be related to the time of day. Making decisions seems highly affected by what social psychologists call "decision fatigue."

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Steve Jobs' Job Vs. Your Job

Jen Sincero | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Decisions, Steve Jobs, Laziness, Inspiration, Excuses, Happiness, Style News
Jen Sincero

Dear Jen, Is there such a thing as just being lazy? I want to change my life and know I could be doing so much better, but I'm really lazy about it. ...

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Self, How Did I Get Here?

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Decisions, Approval, Expectations, Apple, Living-Authentically, Choices, Follow Your Passion, Failure, Trade-Offs, Stanford University, Being Judged, Tyranny of the Shoulds, Women News
Barbara & Shannon Kelley

With each choice we make, our life picks up a little bit of steam, until, sometimes, before we know it, we find the life we're living is one that's being driven by inertia, heading off in some direction we never planned.

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More Work Please: Five Questions to Ask Yourself Before Taking on New Responsibility

Daniel Dworkin | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Decisions, Leadership, Career Development, Responsibility, Career Development Advice, Responsibility at Work, Workplace Responsibility, Career Development Tips, Business News
Daniel Dworkin

Engaged professionals are provided countless opportunities on a daily basis to do more. For many of us, the more pressing challenge is to do less, with greater impact.

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How To Make Decisions By Not Deciding

Colleen Morton Busch | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Decisions, Healthy Living Health News, Zen, Zen Practice, Consciousness, Zen Monks California Wildfire, Zen and Decision Making, Zen and Decisions, Healthy Living Spirit, Healthy Living News
Colleen Morton Busch

Decisions are the junctures where our lives meet the world. They define the trail we leave behind. But we make good decisions, ironically, when we let go of trying to make good decisions or to leave a mark at all.

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Why You're Not Really Making Your Decisions Yourself

Hale Dwoskin | Posted 08.25.2011

Read More: Decisions, Conflict, Decision-Making, Conflict Resolution, Making Decisions, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Hale Dwoskin

Most people think they discuss, debate or figure out the best action to take and then they take it. Well, it's not quite that simple.

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The Spirit of Detroit

David Donaldson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Decisions, Public Schools, Leadership, Eminem, Superintendents, Baltimore, Opportunity, Enrollment, Andres Alonso, Detroit, Super Bowl, Pittsburgh, Mark Roosevelt, Education News
David Donaldson

A resurgence of Detroit pride has spread throughout the city with the Chrysler Super Bowl commercial that appeared featuring Eminem.

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I Thought All Decisions Were Black and White

Michael N. Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Decisions, Leadership, Teacher's Meetings, Education News
Michael N. Smith

In fact, after eight years, I have come to realize there aren't any decisions that are black and white.

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How to Avoid the Biggest Mistake in Decision Making

Jim Stein, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Decision-Making, Decisions, The Inner Life, Tough Decisions, Decision Making, Making Decisions, Healthy Living News
Jim Stein, Ph.D.

Many wrong decisions -- ones that cause you to kick yourself and ask, "How could I ever have done that?" -- are the result of committing the mistake of considering inferior alternatives.

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Why Did We Get Married?

Paul Bowers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wedding Planning, Scholarships, Pets, Nursing, Furniture, Money, Children, Financial Aid, University of South Carolina, Millennial Generation, Commitment, Student Loans, Recession, Roommates, Old Spice, Decisions, Marriage, College, Finance, Dating, Shacking Up, Christianity, Married in College, Debt-Free, College Debt, Nclex, College News
Paul Bowers

I got married in college. That is to say, my wife and I are both undergraduates at the University of South Carolina. That is to say, we get a lot of raised eyebrows when we introduce ourselves to classmates.

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Trying to Make a Tough Decision? Try Asking Yourself the 5 Fateful Questions

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Decisions, Decision-Making, Choice, Goals, Happiness, The Happiness Project, Happiness Project, Decision Making, Healthy Living News
Gretchen Rubin

When I'm reluctant to take a risk or face something uncomfortable, I ask myself these five questions. They help me think clearly about a situation.

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Why Ditch College?

Danny Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Personal Experience, Decisions, Startups, Lifestyle, Personal, Personal Growth, Experience, College News
Danny Wong

So I recently made a decision to take some time off of school. I'm not quite ditching university yet. But I am taking some time to find myself.

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Making Good Decisions About Cancer: One Survivor's Tale

Thomas Goetz | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Decisions, Startups, Statistics, Cancer, Technology, Prostate Cancer, Medicine, Health, Healthy Living News
Thomas Goetz

Prostate cancer illustrates a flip side to that rote approach to cancer: Sometimes, it seems, cancer isn't something sure to be fatal. And sometimes the cure can be worse than the disease.

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Make Peace and Move On

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Decisions, Financial Crisis, Internal Locus of Control, Financial Services Industry, Peace, Frustration, Lottery Ticket, Healthy Living News
Marshall Goldsmith

I cannot help any company get back the billions of dollars it has lost. And I cannot help individuals get a bonus or save their valued staff members. I will try to help you make the best of the situation.

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Sleep Deprivation Affects Decision Making

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Decisions, Rest, Decision-Making, Insomnia, Psychology, Sleep Deprivation, Fatigue, Sleep Disorders, Organization, Exhaustion, Productivity, Sleep, Healthy Living News

Sleep deprivation adversely affects automatic, accurate responses and can lead to potentially devastating errors, University of Texas at Austin resear...

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Can I Catch My Friend Before She Jumps Off a Cliff (Again?)

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Decisions, Friendship, Friend, Friendship Expert, Friendship Doctor, Judgement, Living News, Relationships, Female, Advice, Living, Breaking News, Healthy Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

"It frustrates me when friends ask for advice, then do the opposite of what I tell them and want me to feel sorry for them from the consequences," writes Liza.

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4 Ways To Get Past Cold Feet (Or Any Kind Of Anxiety)

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Cold Feet, Anxiety, Happiness, Social Anxiety, Decisions, Depression, Mental Health, Anxiety Disorder, Agoraphorbia, Generalized Anxiety, The Giving Life, Healthy Living News
Therese Borchard

Fresh Living blogger Holly Lebowitz Rossi recently wrote a helpful post on how to get past cold feet or any second-guessing for that matter. She write...

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Anatomy of a Tough Decision

Scott Huettel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Decisions, Neuroscience, Brain, Neurology, Decision-Making, Business News
Scott Huettel

The way we make decisions results, in part, from low-level biases within our own brains.

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Avoiding the Wrong Goals

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Leadership, Strategy, Corporate Responsibility, Goals, Recession, Economic Plans, Decisions, Targets, Management Decisions, Bush Administration, Values, Personal Growth, Mea Culpa, Self-Deception, Corporate Greed, Sin, Banks, Scandals, Healthy Living News
Tom Morris

Self-deception is such a powerful force in our lives that we cannot guarantee, even if we do spot it in action, that we'll be able to resist its subtle lure.

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How To Turn Back After A Bad Decision

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Decisions, The Inner Life, Choice, Healthy Living News
Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

The other day I drove my daughter to college in northern California. At one point in the drive, I made a wrong turn and found myself having to drive ...

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