First, why bother trying to understand and improve the way you make choices?
You’re alive, right? You have food, you have shelter, you have something to keep you busy when you’re not spending time reading your stream of “new media”.
Can it get any better?
Only you know the answer to that. Is it your career path? The fact that you’re on a career path? Your weight? Not enough money? Too much money? Your contribution/solution to world poverty? Your time away from your family? Your time with family? Your mortgage or mobile phone plan you can’t be bothered changing? Your complicated life? Your last cigarette? Your environmental footprint? Your spouse?
How many times have you rationalised to cover the opportunities missed because of indecision, or from selling yourself short?
This is not about becoming a robot (although that would indeed be an awesome achievement). Its about moving into pain and clarifying the fundamental objectives in your life, and making the choices that give you the best chance at meeting them. For all your high ambitions, you may find yourself stripping yourself of all preconceptions, sitting yourself permanently under a shady tree in India, and pondering the universe between your ears.
Being honest with yourself about what you really want from life is painful. It just is. There is no avoiding it. Up from the depths will come very personal truths, mistruths, insecurities, and memories. Avoiding pain is the most likely reason behind many a homosapien’s poor decision in the past.
Get comfortable moving into pain. It won’t kill you. Worst case scenario, your hair turns green.
