Irrational Decision Making Paper

This article appears to be a different alternative to the text we had in this course. Identifying the various pitfalls that can cause us to make irrational decisions. I like the fact that it identifies that we can be our own worst enemies when it comes to decision making. We as typical humans rely on self-experience when it comes to making decisions. Always looking at things one-sided and not trusting any outside sources that may recommend a different approach. Were quick to judge when in reality we haven’t done a complete analysis of the situation. The article discussed a couple of practices such as anchoring, status quo, sunk cost, confirming evidence, and estimating and forecasting. All of which I myself am guilty of because I didn’t avoid …show more content…
Based on my first experience with a church carwash I assumed that I would get the same reaction working with this church. Being a religious leader often times we make assumptions that are really off based. This is a common mistake on clergy’s fault. We have to learn to be open minded because so many people are relying on us to lead and guide …show more content…
However, it is the execution of planning and the amount of commitment the usually leads to the successful outcome. I must admit I was very skeptical with this course initially because I didn’t clearly see the direction that it was heading concerning decision making. I now see the light this was an excellent approach towards decision making. Actually identifying the common mistakes and pitfalls that causes us to make irrational decision is brilliant. Making us see clearly how we consciously and subconsciously react to approaching certain situation that causes us to intercede with our own personal biases without and prior research was also good. Suggesting that we should be more optimistic in our approaches was also great. All and all I truly enjoyed the course thus far. Excellent Article as