Decision-Making
Decision-making is the mental process of choosing one option from several possibilities. It is what happens whenever someone asks “What should I do?” and then picks a way forward.
What decision-making means
Decision-making is about noticing that a choice is needed, thinking about the different options, and then selecting one of them. It can be quick and automatic (like braking when a light turns red) or slow and thoughtful (like choosing a job or a place to live).
What usually happens in a decision
Most decisions involve a few simple steps:
- Realizing there is a problem or choice (for example, “I’m hungry; what should I eat?”).
- Considering the options, with their pros and cons.
- Picking the option that seems best at the time and acting on it.
Why it feels hard sometimes
Decisions feel difficult when there are many options, unclear information, or important consequences. Strong emotions, tiredness, or pressure from others can also sway decisions, which is why people sometimes choose quickly and then later rethink whether it was the right call.
Further Reading
https://asana.com/resources/decision-making-process
https://www.umassd.edu/fycm/decision-making/process/
https://www.techtarget.com/searchbusinessanalytics/definition/decision-making-process
https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/decision-making-process
https://chisellabs.com/glossary/what-is-decision-making/
https://www.lucidchart.com/blog/decision-making-process-steps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision-making
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-decision-making
https://www.atlassian.com/blog/teamwork/decision-making-process
https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.07722
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/7c8db7ca72263635b38300c2dd87aa27419e6ccf
https://link.springer.com/10.3758/s13423-020-01719-6
https://www.isahp.org/uploads/29.pdf
https://www.aclweb.org/anthology/D19-1002
https://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-5225-2709-1.ch015
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/220f4d47ca9d18c1f510fae6f9e1130780cf9d93
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/027df390c75e0848553848e3ceaa6ba9e4f2ccc1
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/62860ba95cdb63bbfe858fcff36f767fe6f67103
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/026364b774c0a414e00c2d4a38052dd106da9b30
https://www.shs-conferences.org/articles/shsconf/pdf/2021/01/shsconf_eccw2020_01019.pdf
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2201.06692.pdf
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/mde.3317
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3477329/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11493563/
https://europepmc.org/articles/pmc2759613
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9302662/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4428660/
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