decisions decisions

lumberjim · 03-06-2004, 11:58 PM

How do you make decisions?

I've always considered myself the analytical type, but i don;t know why. As I think back, many of my decisions were gut-based. I have to say that sometimes, i just go with my instincts, and then rationalize my decision to fool myself into thinking that i made the choice logically and rationally. I don;t think i've made many bad decisions this way, but my mind tells me that i should be objective and logical when faced with a fork in the road. On the other hand, I look down at my gut, which happens to be doing very well for itself, and over the last 12 years or so, has demonstrated steady growth and development, while my brain, being surrounded almost entirely by bone, doesn't seem to have grown very much at all.

so I ask you; do you ponder or plunge?

Shattered Soul · 03-07-2004, 12:02 AM

Ponder.

I ponder way the hell too much. That's probably why I'm chronically depressed. Ya think?

wolf · 03-07-2004, 12:11 AM

Ponder and plunge at various times. Success rates are about equal.

When in doubt, cast runes or read tarot.

Troubleshooter · 03-07-2004, 12:16 AM

Go with my first impression and then revise as necessary.

staceyv · 03-07-2004, 12:30 AM

um, i probably don't even need to answer this here.

Elspode · 03-07-2004, 12:32 AM

Does the answer involve heavy reliance on emotional considerations first, and rational considerations second?

Torrere · 03-07-2004, 01:03 AM

I dither for a long time, then plunge swiftly.

Possibly not a very good way to make decisions.

Elspode · 03-07-2004, 01:05 AM

Wolf's suggestion is a good one. A bag of runes or a deck of cards, and some basic familiarity with what they mean, and you've got yourself a dandy home divination set.

It is also helpful if you have a reasonably good understanding of yourself, though. Otherwise, you might as well get a Ouija board and call up some teenage girls to help you use it.

wolf · 03-07-2004, 01:07 AM

El, bad, bad, bad.

I hate cleaning up after ugly Ouija board accidents and possessions.

Gives me chills even thinking about it.

lumberjim · 03-07-2004, 01:07 AM

i dont see how they differ.

tarot cards? cmon

xoxoxoBruce · 03-07-2004, 01:07 AM

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get a Ouija board and call up some teenage girls to help you use it.

Good idea.

Elspode · 03-07-2004, 01:14 AM

Ouija boards are thought to draw on outside sources for their functionality, thus exposing one to the possibilities of various nefarious energies and entities screwing with you. Tarot and runes derive their meanings from within, meaning you can only get fucked up by them if you were pretty much fucked up to begin with.

lumberjim · 03-07-2004, 01:24 AM

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Tarot and runes derive their meanings from within, meaning you can only get fucked up by them if you were pretty much fucked up to begin with.

what's the opposite of an oxymoron?

Elspode · 03-07-2004, 01:27 AM

A hydromoron?

xoxoxoBruce · 03-07-2004, 01:33 AM

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entities screwing with you.

Well, that's what I had in mind.

03-06-2004, 11:58 PM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	decisions decisions How do you make decisions? I've always considered myself the analytical type, but i don;t know why. As I think back, many of my decisions were gut-based. I have to say that sometimes, i just go with my instincts, and then rationalize my decision to fool myself into thinking that i made the choice logically and rationally. I don;t think i've made many bad decisions this way, but my mind tells me that i should be objective and logical when faced with a fork in the road. On the other hand, I look down at my gut, which happens to be doing very well for itself, and over the last 12 years or so, has demonstrated steady growth and development, while my brain, being surrounded almost entirely by bone, doesn't seem to have grown very much at all. so I ask you; do you ponder or plunge? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-07-2004, 12:02 AM	#2
Shattered Soul Shuttered and locked Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 97	Ponder. I ponder way the hell too much. That's probably why I'm chronically depressed. Ya think? __________________ I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad...the dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had....

03-07-2004, 12:11 AM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Ponder and plunge at various times. Success rates are about equal. When in doubt, cast runes or read tarot. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-07-2004, 12:16 AM	#4
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Go with my first impression and then revise as necessary. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

03-07-2004, 12:32 AM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Does the answer involve heavy reliance on emotional considerations first, and rational considerations second? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

03-07-2004, 12:30 AM	#5
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	um, i probably don't even need to answer this here.

03-07-2004, 01:03 AM	#7
Torrere a real smartass Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,121	I dither for a long time, then plunge swiftly. Possibly not a very good way to make decisions.

03-07-2004, 01:05 AM	#8
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Wolf's suggestion is a good one. A bag of runes or a deck of cards, and some basic familiarity with what they mean, and you've got yourself a dandy home divination set. It is also helpful if you have a reasonably good understanding of yourself, though. Otherwise, you might as well get a Ouija board and call up some teenage girls to help you use it. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

03-07-2004, 01:07 AM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	El, bad, bad, bad. I hate cleaning up after ugly Ouija board accidents and possessions. Gives me chills even thinking about it. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-07-2004, 01:14 AM	#12
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Ouija boards are thought to draw on outside sources for their functionality, thus exposing one to the possibilities of various nefarious energies and entities screwing with you. Tarot and runes derive their meanings from within, meaning you can only get fucked up by them if you were pretty much fucked up to begin with. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

03-07-2004, 01:27 AM	#14
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	A hydromoron? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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