Decision making is not simple. We are constantly conditioned by the circumstances surrounding the problem. For example, if , as a teacher, I was offered a job in a place where I would get a better salary than where i am working now, should I take it? I would have to leave my students in the middle of the year knowing that is difficult to start learning with a new teacher that uses other ways of teaching.
Making a choice would be a lot easier if we were selfish. We would probably think only but ourselves, believing that the only choice would be to change jobs because you would get more money and that would help you a lot. However, the truth is a lot different than that.
Maybe because I was taught not only to think of me but also to think of others as well. Unconsciously, I think about my future and the future of the ones that surround me.
In the end, choosing becomes tougher because you know that you cannot please everyone and at least one of the people involved will be unsatisfied.
As I said in the previous post, the key element in decision making is to consider every aspect of the situation and stick to a choice that you feel pleased and happy with (Even if that involves other consequences).
Choosing is an arduous and (sometimes) painful job, but choosing wisely and with consideration makes it easier!
Chapter 2, Etica para Amador - Savater
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Even if we thought just of ourselves, Romina, don't you believe we might often find it hard to make a choice? In the case of the better-paid job, for instance, here are many other factors I'd need to weigh:
*rapport with students, colleagues and school authorities
*stress of adapting to a new working environment
*institutional prestige and chances of future professional development brought about by my choice
*what quitting would look like later in my resume
*distance and means of transport to both working places
etc...
In short I believe you're right when you say we should learn to live with the cost of our decisions (did I get you right, or am I putting my own ideas in your lines?)... In my case, that's not something I was really taught to live with!
Tell me about your experience!
Fondly,
Gladys
In my experience, I was lately confronted with this idea of living with the cost of my decisions: choosing 2 courses of studies, having a boyfriend, going swimming, etc.
I am starting to learn about it, sometimes it is too frustrating and exhausting but in the end, I know it was worth it, so I can honestly say that I do not have any regrets!!
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