Incredible India monthly contest of October #2|While making decisions!

Good day my fellow Steemians. Today I will be talking about decision-making.
It was discovered that approximately 35,000 decisions are made by humans a day, which is close to about 24 decisions per minute. Some examples of these decisions can range from the decision you made to look at your watch to checking the time to signing off on a new business acquisition deal and so on.

First, what is a decision?

A decision is a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration. It can also be said to be a choice or judgment made after considering options. Now before making a decision or a choice, one has to go through the process called decision-making. Decision and decision-making can be mistaken to be the same thing, but they are not.

Decision-making is the process of making choices by identifying a decision, gathering information, and assessing alternative resolutions. The decision-making process is a reasoning process made by the decision-maker.
So in essence, decision-making happens over time, but a decision happens as a one-time or final choice.

Below are some points or steps to keep in mind while making any decision:

1. Identify the decision:
   You realize that you need to make a decision. Try to clearly define the nature of the decision you must make. This first step is very important.

2. Gather relevant information:
   It is relevant to gather all the needed information before making a decision. The information can be from our prior knowledge about the decision, which is internal, or from external sources like books and the internet.

3. Identify the alternatives:
   You can use your imagination and additional information to construct new alternatives. In this step, you will list all possible and desirable alternatives.

4. Weigh the evidence:
   Consider your feelings and visualize the outcome of each possibility. Assess each alternative's ability to meet or resolve your need identified in Step 1 (your decision). As you go through this difficult psychological process, you'll learn to favor specific solutions with a better probability for achieving your goal. Finally, prioritize the choices based on your personal value system.

5. Choose among alternatives:
   Once you have weighed all the evidence, you are ready to select the alternative that seems to be the best one for you. You may even choose a combination of alternatives.

6. Review your decision:
   In the final step, evaluate whether your decision met the need. If the decision does not meet the identified need, consider repeating particular parts of the process to create a new conclusion. Consider gathering more specific information or exploring different options.

Sometimes choices affect not just individuals but people as a whole. In such cases, prioritizing the decision of the collective group is the best option because it maintains fairness and equity among the collective group.
But then, it is also important to note that sometimes these decisions can sometimes go against an individual's rights. Hence it is best to strike a balance between the two
So, while collective-benefit decisions are sometimes necessary, they must be guided by fairness and transparency.

When facing a challenging situation, the first thing to do is:

1. Stay calm. This is not usually easy, but panicking does not do any good to solving the challenge.
2. Think Before Acting: Understand what the problem is and list possible solutions to solve the challenge.
3. Communicate Well: Listen carefully to others, speak politely, and try to find common ground with others.

Trying this method would help you deal better when facing a challenging situation.

Thank you for reading through.