I have deemed it reasonable, that I ought to write every other day. This benefits both myself, as well as you the reader, since when I don’t have anything to write about, I shouldn’t try to write and publish something that isn’t what I really could, and should be.
So today I’m writing about the use of reason in decision making, and how making rational objective decisions have help you when you’re feelings are getting in the way of happiness.
I felt like had to write everyday to create a habit for myself. Between my schedule and my motivation levels, writing everyday turned out to be overwhelming. Rationally, to produce the best content that I can, and be mindful of my own ability, it doesn’t make sense to force myself to write everyday.
That being said, I’ve definitely been getting better at thinking about writing, which helps increase my motivation for writing, and the chance for me to write on a given day. Knowing my own strengths and weaknesses, has helped me to hopefully write better and feel better.
Strengths and weaknesses is one of the topics of one of the workshops that I offer through Red Hoodie Games. The players in the D&D game use their pre-generated character sheets and imaginations to identify their characters strengths and weaknesses and use them to inform decisions throughout the adventure.
Being objective instead of subjective sometimes in another skill used in a different adventure, to help players learn when to use feelings to make decisions and when to use practical critical thinking.
Rationality isn’t an impossible goal. It’s quite difficult to consider your own situation from a objective standpoint, by looking at just the facts. Often times our feelings get in the way of being able to use sense to make decisions. Emotional based problem solving can be useful, but more so in social situations, whereas rational problem solving would be best for financial matters, and of course there is some intersection.
Rational decision making also helps, me at least, to keep on track writing. So I won’t be back tomorrow, likely, but when the spark of inspiration next strikes me.
